Cryptominer WinstarNssmMiner is an aggressive malware strain that has launched 500,000 attacks in the past three days earning criminals $28,000. Hackers behind cryptominer attacks are growing more ...

The XMRig CPU Miner is a legitimate cryptocurrency mining program that is used to mine for cryptocurrency using a computer's CPU. Unfortunately, this progrma is also commonly used by malware ...

A set of ten VSCode extensions on Microsoft's Visual Studio Code Marketplace pose as legitimate development tools while infecting users with the XMRig cryptominer for Monero. Microsoft VSCode is a ...

A new XMRig Monero cryptominer stands apart, despite its non-flashy name. A never-before-seen cryptomining variant, dubbed “Norman” after one of its executable files, has been spotted in the wild ...

CrowdStrike warns it is being impersonated in a malware campaign Crooks are offering fake job positions, in an attempt to deploy XMRig The campaign has only been active for a few days, so be aware ...

For the past year, previously unknown self-replicating malware has been compromising Linux devices around the world and installing cryptomining malware that takes unusual steps to conceal its inner ...

Update (Aug. 4, 2025, at 1:50 pm UTC): This article has been updated to add commentary by XMRig developer Sergei Chernykh. A mining pool behind an attempted 51% takeover of Monero is reportedly under ...

Jamf Threat Labs has spotted a family of Mac malware, XMRig, that spreads through pirated versions of Final Cut Pro, Photoshop and Logic Pro X. A new family of Mac malware that spreads through pirated ...

Ray clusters remain vulnerable to remote code execution via unauthenticated Jobs API Threat group “IronErn440” exploits flaw with AI-generated payloads, deploying XMRig cryptojacker Over 230,000 Ray ...