Some of my favourite retro video games are making waves on Steam, but not in the way you might think. Classics…
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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…
A week in security (May 14 – May 20)
Last week, we looked at the deluge of incoming policies caused by GDPR, tackled Adobe Reader zero days, and ran through…
A week in security (April 23 – April 29)
Last week, we dug into behavioral biometrics, explored a new crossrider variant, and embraced the power of “no.” We also launched another…
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…
New Deepfakes forum goes mining with Coinhive
You may or may be familiar with the furore over Deepfakes, a relatively new development in pornography involving a tool called FacesApp,…
Ransomware’s difficult second album
The last year has seen all manner of cybercrime, from scams and social engineering to malvertising and malspam. What’s interesting is…
There’s a hole in my bucket: Bitcoin scams aim to exploit volatile market
Bitcoin! Black gold! Texas tea! Only one of these is currently worth ridiculous amounts of money (and technically numbers two and…
How cryptocurrency mining works: Bitcoin vs. Monero
Ever wondered why websites that are mining in the background don’t mine for the immensely hot Bitcoin, but for Monero instead?…
SoundCloud Downloader: Always Read the EULA(s)
Up above, you can see a (sanitised) screenshot of a web-browser shortly after installing a “SoundCloud Downloader”. The non-sanitised version has…