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“Crypto-Jacker” Acquitted in Japan

A man who secretly mined cryptocurrencies on the computers of people visiting his websites has been acquitted by a judge in Japan, Japan Today reports. The man was arrested last year and charged with violating Japanese laws that prohibit the dissemination of computer viruses. But… Read More

Ukraine Cyberpolice Accuse Man of “CryptoJacking” a Million People

Cyberpolice in Ukraine say they have arrested a 32-year-old Bukovina resident accused of using “cryptojacking” software against a million individuals without their consent. Police allege the man deployed the software surreptitiously to the computers of individuals visiting websites run by the man. The sites reportedly… Read More

Coinhive, Number One Source of Cryptojacking Software, Closing in March

Citing miner-attrition from “forks” and declining crypto prices, CoinHive, an in-browser crypto mining software service favored by malicious cryptojackers, will be shutting down in March, ZDNet reports. CoinHive was initially conceived as a way for websites to earn revenue from visitors without having to show… Read More

Crypto Mining Malware Found on Hundreds of Indian Government Computers, IoT is Next

Security researchers in India have found malware that secretly mines cryptocurrencies on hundreds of local government computers, Economic Times reports. Sites for the Municipal Administration in Andhra Pradesh, Tirupati Municipal Corporation and Macherla municipality are among those affected. “CryptoJacking” attacks inject cryptocurrency mining malware (malevolent… Read More

Police to Lay Charges in Japan’s First “CryptoJacking” Case

Police in Japan have charged three individuals with infecting the computers of unsuspecting individuals with malware that mines the privacy cryptocurrency Monero. According to the Japanese daily news provider Mainichi, the three individuals are accused of setting up web sites designed to attract and then surreptitiously… Read More

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