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Windows and Linux devices are under attack by a new cryptomining worm

Getty Images reader comments 15 with 13 posters participating Share this story A newly discovered cryptomining worm is stepping up its targeting of Windows and Linux devices with a batch of new exploits and capabilities, a researcher said. Research company Juniper started monitoring what it’s calling the Sysrv botnet in December. One of the botnet’s… Read More: Windows and Linux devices are under attack by a new… »

Prosecutor charges former phone company employee in SIM-swap scheme

Getty Images reader comments 20 with 16 posters participating Share this story A former phone company worker has been charged with conspiracy to commit fraud for allegedly using his access to customer account data to take over the phone numbers of 19 customers, including at least one cryptocurrency holder. Stephen Daniel DeFiore of Brandon, Florida,… Read More: Prosecutor charges former phone company employee in SIM-swap scheme »

Cryptocurrency stealer for Windows, macOS, and Linux went undetected for a year

reader comments 54 with 38 posters participating Share this story Soaring cryptocurrency valuations have broken record after record over the past few years, turning people with once-modest holdings into overnight millionaires. One determined ring of criminals has tried to join the party using a wide-ranging operation that for the past 12 months has used a… Read More: Cryptocurrency stealer for Windows, macOS, and Linux went undetected for… »

Trump’s website defaced with claim that Trump admin created coronavirus

Enlarge / President Trump’s campaign website during its brief defacement. reader comments 101 with 73 posters participating Share this story President Trump’s website last night was briefly defaced by hackers who pitched a cryptocurrency scam and claimed that Trump has “criminal involvement” with election manipulation and that his administration was involved in creating the coronavirus.… Read More: Trump’s website defaced with claim that Trump admin created coronavirus »