crypto-mining malware

Is North Korea Engaging With Cryptocurrency Cyberheist?

As reported by the Associated Press, some United Nations agents are investigating North Korea for allegedly launching 35 coordinated state-sponsored cyber attacks activities against 17 countries. The attacks were allegedly linked to the hermit country’s goal of raising enough funds to continue their weapons upgrade program. According to the Associated Press, North Korean regime was

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China, Main Target Of PCastle Crypto-mining Malware

Mainstream Anti-malware vendor, Trend Micro recently revealed the existence of project PCastle, a Monero-based cryptocurrency mining malware launched against China powered by its fileless feature. Once again, the favorite tool of hackers: Windows PowerShell. Other than the developers and system administrators, PowerShell is one of the least features used by a non-technical end-user, but a

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