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Over 170 mobile apps in the Android ecosystem have been identified as scam services designed to jump on the cryptocurrency bandwagon. Lookout researchers said this week that the apps, 25 of which were ...

A new strain of Android malware will continuously use an infected device's CPU to mine the Monero cryptocurrency until the device is exhausted or even breaks down. Security company Trend Micro has ...

Although Bitcoins are valuable as digital currencies go, mining them is a relatively inefficient way of making money, due to the incredible amount of processing power required to produce them. This ...

Researchers from Chinese Cybersecurity company 360Netlab has discovered a new Android-based cryptocurrency mining malware that infects vulnerable Android devices to mine cryptocurrency, as reported in ...

Security firm Lookout found the apps, saying that they "advertise themselves as providing cloud cryptocurrency mining services for a fee". The team did a detailed analysis of the apps and found that ...

Dozens of Android Cryptocurrency Mining Apps Turn Out to Be Scams According to Lookout, 25 of the programs were available on the Google Play Store, ranging in price from $10.99 to $20.99. Google has ...

Android Monero-mining malware can destroy phones, and it’s nearly impossible to remove Your email has been sent Building a slide deck, pitch, or presentation? Here ...