Cryptojacking is when cybercriminals secretly use your device’s processing power to mine cryptocurrencies like Monero, causing it to slow down and overheat while they profit. Cryptojacking can happen ...

New research has found that cryptojacking, or the illegal use of someone else’s computing resources to mine cryptocurrencies, has quietly decreased for the first time since 2018. Mit der Anmeldung ...

Official government websites in India ran crypto mining scripts without their owners' knowledge, the Economic Times reported Monday. Municipal government websites in the state of Andhra Pradesh, among ...

Cryptojacking is the unauthorized use of someone else’s compute resources to mine cryptocurrency. Hackers seek to hijack any kind of systems they can take over—desktops, servers, cloud infrastructure ...

It’s no secret that higher education institutions must continue prioritizing cybersecurity in the face of new and emerging threats. What’s less obvious is which threats to focus on, particularly ...

Cryptojacking makes your devices mine cryptocurrency for hackers, consuming resources and risking privacy. To combat cryptojacking, disable JavaScript and use ad-blockers; install anti-malware and ...

Police in Japan have charged three individuals with infecting the computers of unsuspecting individuals with malware that mines the privacy cryptocurrency Monero. According to the Japanese daily news ...

St Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada had to shut down its entire network for four days last week to fend off a crypto-mining malware attack, Global News reports. Campus ...

The latest attacks involving cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin are outsmarting even the biggest tech companies around. Cryptocurrency miners are finding ways to piggyback the computers of unwitting web ...

Cybercrime is an extremely lucrative business: a flourishing economy generating a staggering $1.5 trillion in revenues every year, according to a recent estimate. Perfect for cybercriminals, as this ...