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Warning: Yet Another Bitcoin Mining Malware Targeting QNAP NAS Devices

Dec

2021

Network-attached storage (NAS) appliance maker QNAP on Tuesday released a new advisory warning of a cryptocurrency mining malware targeting its devices, urging customers to take preventive steps with immediate effect. “A bitcoin miner has been reported to target QNAP NAS. Once a NAS is infected, CPU usage becomes unusually high where a process named ‘[oom_reaper]’ […]

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Hackers exploit Jenkins servers, make $3 million by mining Monero

Feb

2018

Hackers exploiting Jenkins servers made $3 million in one of the biggest malicious cryptocurrency mining operations ever.

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Someone hacked Blackberry to steal computing power for mining cryptocurrency

Jan

2018

Cryptocurrency mining service Coinhive is again in the news for misuse by a customer, this time involving handset maker Blackberry. Apparently, someone hacked into the company’s global operations website and used it to steal visitors’ computing power to mine Monero – a digital currency. Read More

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Warning: Yet Another Bitcoin Mining Malware Targeting QNAP NAS Devices

Hackers exploit Jenkins servers, make $3 million by mining Monero

Someone hacked Blackberry to steal computing power for mining cryptocurrency

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