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StaryDobry Campaign: Monero Mining Malware Targets Gamers via Popular Game Torrents

22 February 2025 Daily Feed Cybersecurity, Game Torrents, Monero, StaryDobry

Monero Mining Malware Hidden in Popular Game Torrents: The StaryDobry Campaign Hackers have unleashed the StaryDobry campaign, embedding Monero mining malware within torrents of popular games to exploit the computing power of gamers, particularly those with powerful processors. This insidious scheme, first detected in January 2025 but active since December 2024, targets systems with 8-core […]

CrowdStrike Exposes Phishing Scam Using Fake Jobs to Install XMRig Monero Miner

12 January 2025 Daily Feed CrowdStrike, Monero, Phishing, XMRig

CrowdStrike Warns of Sophisticated Phishing Campaign Distributing XMRig Miner via Fake Job Offers CrowdStrike, a leading cybersecurity firm, has recently exposed a cunning phishing scheme that targets job seekers with fake job offers, tricking them into downloading a malicious application that installs the XMRig Monero miner on their computers. This revelation serves as a stark […]