Cryptojacking Attacks Are Reshaping Today’s Threat Landscape
Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • October 12, 2018A monero miner called DarkPope for sale on the dark web marketplace called Wall St. Market (Source: Crowdstrike)
Since the end of last year, cryptojacking – the hidden mining of virtual currencies – has been a focus for many online attackers, usurping the dominance of ransomware attacks.
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Blame the explosion in cryptocurrencies’ value at the end of 2017, after which many cybercriminals came calling. As they shifted their focus, the growth in banking Trojan and ransomware attacks slowed, although both continue.
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