Internet criminals are always hard at work to create new tools and solutions to generate money quickly. A new botnet attack is making the rounds, and it appears far more problematic compared to previous IoT botnets. Over the years, there have been numerous botnet-type attacks to contend with. Dark_Nexus is […]
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Electrum Botnet Steals $4.6m in Bitcoin From Over 150,000 Victims
The cryptocurrency community remains subject to a lot of potential scams in this day and age. Although that is nothing new, it would appear some of these attacks are a lot more successful than others. One recently discovered “Electrum botnet” has successfully stolen $4.6m worth of Bitcoin from victims in […]
Fbot’s Blockchain-based DNS Service Tracks Down Crypto Mining Botnets
No one can deny there has been a notable increase in cryptocurrency-related malware over the past few years. Nipping these threats in the bud has been a major challenge, although researchers have launched an intriguing tool. Known as Fbot, this botnet uses blockchain-based DNS discovery to shut down malicious crypto […]
Cryptocurrency Malware Education – XBash
A lot of things are happening in the world of malware and ransomware. Cryptocurrency remains a very prominent target for criminals in this regard. A new malware, which goes by the name of Xbash, seems to combine all of the worst aspects of different malware types into one. A worrisome […]