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Someone hacked Blackberry to steal computing power for mining cryptocurrency

09

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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NiceHash suffers security breach, around $70 million in Bitcoin stolen

07

Dec

2017

NiceHash, one of the most popular crypto-mining marketplaces, has apparently suffered a breach that resulted in the theft of the entire contents of the NiceHash Bitcoin wallet. Read More

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Cryptocurrency-mining script planted in apps on Google Play

30

Oct

2017

Coinhive’s cryptocurrency-mining script has found its way into mobile apps offered on Google Play. Trend Micro researchers have spotted two apps that have been equipped with it. Read More

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