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Google Removes Fake Crypto-Mining Apps

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Researchers Say Users Paid Fees for Fake Mining Services Google has removed eight fake crypto-mining apps from its Play Store, but security researchers have flagged 120 similar apps still available on the store, according to Trend Micro. Users paid for services the eight apps never delivered.

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Is Cryptocurrency-Mining Malware Due for a Comeback?

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But if the viability of ransomware as a criminal business model should decline, expect those attackers to quickly embrace something else, such as illicitly mining for cryptocurrency. The world is now focused on ransomware, perhaps more so than any previous cybersecurity threat in history.

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Malicious Docker Images Used to Mine Monero

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Images on Docker Hub Contained Cryptominers A recently uncovered cryptomining scheme used malicious Docker images to hijack organizations’ computing resources to mine cryptocurrency, according to the cybersecurity firm Aqua Security.

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Monero Mining Botnet Targets PostgreSQL Database Servers

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Researchers: 'PGMiner' Malware Uses Brute-Force Methods to Guess Passwords Researchers with Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 are tracking a relatively new cryptomining botnet called "PGMiner," which is targeting PostgreSQL database servers to illegally mine for monero. Currently, the malware only targets Linux-based database servers.

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Monetizing Analytics Features: Why Data Visualizations Will Never Be Enough

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your embedded analytics. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.

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Hackers Used Malicious Docker Images to Mine Monero

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Researchers Found Images on Docker Hub That Contained Cryptominers A recently uncovered cryptomining scheme used malicious Docker images to hide cryptocurrency mining code, according to an analysis from Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42.

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Botnet Designed to Mine Virtual Currency Shut Down

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The botnet's main purpose was mining monero cryptocurrency. ESET: 'VictoryGate' Infected 35,000 Devices VictoryGate, a recently discovered botnet that infected about 35,000 devices with malware, has been disabled by researchers from security firm ESET.

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