September 2017 is widely recognized as the month in which the phenomenon that became cryptojacking began. The idea that website owners…
Tag: coinhive
Fake browser update seeks to compromise more MikroTik routers
This blog post was authored by @hasherezade and Jérôme Segura. MikroTik, a Latvian company that makes routers and ISP wireless systems, has been dealing…
Obfuscated Coinhive shortlink reveals larger mining operation
During the past several months, in-browser mining has continued to affect a large number of websites, predominantly relying on Coinhive’s infamous…
Malicious cryptomining and the blacklist conundrum
When Coinhive first came out in September of 2017, it was fairly easy to identify websites using browser miners by looking…
The state of malicious cryptomining
While cryptocurrencies have been around for a long time and used for legitimate purposes, online criminals have certainly tarnished their reputation….
Deepfakes FakeApp tool (briefly) includes cryptominer
A few weeks ago, we took a look at a forum dedicated to Deepfake clips where the site was pushing Coinhive…
Drive-by download campaign targets Chinese websites, experiments with exploits
During our web crawls we sometimes come across bizarre findings or patterns we haven’t seen before. This was the case with…
Drive-by cryptomining campaign targets millions of Android users
Malvertising and online fraud through forced redirects and Trojanized apps—to cite the two most common examples—are increasingly plaguing Android users. In many…
Bank robbers 2.0: digital thievery and stolen cryptocoins
Imagine running down the street (and away from law enforcement) with 2,000 pounds of gold bars. Or 1,450 pounds in $100…
Persistent drive-by cryptomining coming to a browser near you
Since our last blog on drive-by cryptomining, we are witnessing more and more cases of abuse involving the infamous Coinhive service…