Tag: cryptojacking

What qualifies as nightmare news for many cryptocurrency owners—prices of most major tokens taking another dive into the gutter—seems to not be that big a problem for cybercriminals who hijack hardware resources to mine it on someone else’s dime. The Microsoft 365 Defender research team recently reported that cryptojacking malware not only remains in widespread use, but is rapidly evolving. While the number of cryptojacking malware detections seen by Microsoft has dipped significantly since April, Microsoft researchers wrote in a blog post that the company’s antivirus software continues to flag over...