Threat actors are exploiting a misconfiguration in Selenium Grid, a popular web app testing framework, to deploy a modified XMRig tool for mining Monero cryptocurrency. Selenium Grid is open-source ...

Not just a miner, the malware also sets up a hidden default account with system administrator privileges, to be used for re-infection and further attacks. The ShadowBrokers’ release of a trove of ...

Monero (XMR) is one of the most popular privacy-focused cryptocurrencies, attracting miners who value anonymity and security. Mining Monero can be quite rewarding, but for many miners, solo mining is ...

Security researchers have spotted a new multi-stage attack campaign using NSA exploits to infect victim machines with Monero mining malware. The attack begins by scanning for vulnerable servers: ...

The campaign connected to the Kryptex mining pool at xmr-sg.kryptex.network:8029 and used a Monero wallet for payouts. At the time of analysis, researchers observed one active worker generating ...

At least 5% of all the Monero cryptocurrency currently in circulation has been mined using malware, and about 2% of the total daily hashrate comes from devices infected with cryptocurrency-mining ...

The group behind the VenusLocker ransomware have switched to cryptocurrency mining Monero. Criminals behind the VenusLocker ransomware have switched to cryptocurrency mining in their latest campaign ...