New cyberthreat: black mining grows tremendously

[Mazda3]

According to the latest report of McAfee Labs, the number of mining attacks or black mining cases, when the user's computer is used for crypto-currency mining, has increased by 86% without the owner's permission in the second quarter of 2018.

In the report, cybersecurity experts said that more than 2.5 million black mining cases were registered in the second quarter. For comparison, the number of such attacks in the fourth quarter of 2017 was only 400,000.

In the second quarter, more than 2.5 million black mining cases were registered. For comparison, the number of such attacks in the fourth quarter of 2017 was only 400,000.

The authors of the report conclude that the threat from black mining remains one of the strongest in the field of cybersecurity.

In particular, the report highlights the fact that cybercriminals are actively using new approaches to black mining. And although the most attractive targets are still powerful workstations and gaming computers and laptops, the number of cases of mining on peripheral devices, such as routers, video cameras and other devices that are part of the Internet of things, is growing.
A source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/mcafee-labs-crypto-mining-malware-grows-by-86-in-q2-over-25-mln-new-coin-miner-samples

[nvidia]

 

I was once clicked on ads and it contained malware mining Monero, that terrable

[Mochiko]

Just think before you click think twice.

[Mazda3]

10 minutes ago, nvidia said:

 

I was once clicked on ads and it contained malware mining Monero, that terrable 

next time try to be more attentive, scammers just wait for this and install on your computer reliable protection) good luck to you

[williamshennie9]

This makes sense actually. Mining is something that is or can be profitable. The black-market always trys to exploit people for financial gain, sadly