College dorms are increasingly being used for cryptomining. The process of mining for cryptocurrency involves the use of idle computing power to verify transactions on the blockchain. Miners who are able to solve the complicated math problems called … [Read more...] about College Students Get Into The Cryptocurrency Business In Their Dorms
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Tesla Cloud is Hacked
The Tesla cloud environment has fallen victim to a cryptocurrency mining malware attack, according to cybersecurity software company RedLock. On Tuesday, its Cloud Security Intelligence (CSI) team notified Tesla that hackers had exploited an insecure … [Read more...] about Tesla Cloud is Hacked
Telegram Zero-Day Spreads Malware
Russian security researchers at the Kaspersky Lab have identified a new malware campaign exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Telegram Messenger, primarily used to spread malware, which mines cryptocurrencies including Monero and ZCash, without the … [Read more...] about Telegram Zero-Day Spreads Malware
Cryptojacking Is On The Rise
A new phenomenon called cryptojacking is on the rise, involving cybercriminals secretly taking money from their victims, without even delivering malware to their computer or smartphone, when they visit infected websites. Cryptojacking took off a … [Read more...] about Cryptojacking Is On The Rise