The FTC is listening "Cryptojacking scams have continued to evolve, and they don’t even need you to install anything," the FTC said today in a statement. "Scammers can use malicious code embedded in a ...

The rise of cryptocurrency has resulted in a number of concerns. Yet while regulations and cryptocurrency hacks seem to be the primary worries, a new threat known as “cryptojacking” has entered the ...

Cryptojacking -- the malicious practice of hijacking one's computer resources to mine cryptocurrencies -- has taken off in a big way near the end of last year. According to a report by Symantec, ...

Cybersecurity can feel like a chaotic free-for-all sometimes, but it's not every day that a whole new conceptual type of attack crops up. Over the last 15 months, though, cryptojacking has been ...

Microsoft released a note this week about how they've been working on defending against cryptojacking for your computer. Cryptojacking is a term describing a malicious attacker, a hacker, using your ...

Cyber attacks and malware are one of the biggest threats on the internet. Learn about the different types of malware - and how to avoid falling victim to attacks. Read now Browser-based cryptocurrency ...

Cryptojacking malware is already losing its appeal to cyber criminals as some users of the illicit cryptocurrency-mining software begin to realise that it isn't as simple a means of making a quick ...

Cryptojacking is catching up to ransomware as the most popular attack vector, according to a number of recently published research reports. To be sure, ransomware is still prevalent and dangerous to ...

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, which exploded in popularity this fall, has an ostensibly worthy goal: Use an untapped resource to create an alternative revenue stream for games or media sites, and reduce reliance on ...

A new piece of cryptocurrency is made each time a complex mathematical problem is solved using computing energy. Currencies can be legitimately mined in this way – but this mining activity is also ...