A Tiny Core Linux 9.0 image configured to run XMRig runs on a VM, rather than victim machines hosting the malware locally. An unusual cryptocurrency miner, dubbed LoudMiner, is spreading via pirated ...

Japanese multinational cybersecurity firm Trend Micro has detected a new strain of crypto-mining malware that targets PCs running Linux, according to a report published Nov. 8. The new strain is ...

Security researchers have discovered a new malware that installs a legitimate cryptocurrency mining program on poorly secured Windows and Linux servers. Intezer’s Avigayil Mechtinger, who specializes ...

A new coinminer malware strain which targets the Linux platform and installs the XMR-Stak Cryptonight cryptocurrency miner has been observed while searching for and killing other Linux malware and ...

A hacker group has made nearly $75,000 by installing a Monero miner on Linux servers after exploiting a five-year-old vulnerability in the Cacti "Network Weathermap" plugin. Experts from US security ...

News briefs for April 30, 2018. Miner One announced via press release that it is launching its bitcoin-mining balloon today. You can watch the launch on Facebook. Space Miner One is a capsule and high ...

Researchers from Russian antivirus vendor Dr. Web have found a new type of Linux malware that infects Raspberry Pi computers. The malware is called Linux.MulDrop.14. and it’s actively distributed ...

In the digital age, where data is often referred to as the "new oil," the ability to extract meaningful insights from massive datasets has become a cornerstone of innovation. Data mining—the process ...

Attackers are free-riding Linux servers with an unpatched Samba bug to mine for the monero cryptocurrency. Now would be a good time install a patch released by open-source project Samba on May 25.

New Linux-targeting crypto-mining malware is able to upgrade itself and hide from being detected, cybersecurity firm Trend Micro reports. The new strain is reportedly able to hide the malicious ...