A new variant of cryptocurrency mining malware called Bird Miner designed for Apple Mac is targeting users of pirated software. While cryptocurrency mining malware, also known as cryptojacking ...

In my previous post on How to mine Bitcoin on your Mac I recommended MacMiner as my Bitcoin miner of choice. Like Bitcoin itself, the mining hardware and software space moves at the speed of light and ...

According to statistics released by Symantec today, the second most widespread Mac malware today is a cryptocurrency miner called DevilRobber, which saw a huge spike in activity last month.

A newly discovered malware steals cookies, credentials and more to break into victims’ cryptocurrency exchange accounts. A newly-discovered malware is targeting Mac users’ web cookies and credentials ...

Apple Mac users have been warned of the notorious group behind the deployment of crypto mining malware. The dangerous security threat was discovered to be thriving in the pirated copies of Final Cut ...

Resource-draining currency miners are a regular part of the Google Play market, as scammers pump out apps that covertly harness millions of devices, in some cases with malware so aggressive it can ...

Crypto-mining malware is increasing targeting Mac OS X operating systems. Left untreated, these infections chronically stress the devices’ hardware and wear them out prematurely. Simply running ...

A Mac App Store app called Calendar 2 has been mining a digital coin known as Monero using customers' machines, and Apple took no action against the app despite knowing about it for at least 24 hours.

Yesterday, it was discovered that a Mac App Store app called Calendar 2 had implemented a cryptocurrency mining feature that users could elect to use to unlock in-app features rather than paying cash, ...

A miner for Mac OS X has turned up within copies of the popular GraphicConverter program that are being distributed via BitTorrent (according to security company Sophos) and in a small number of ...

A calendar app in the Mac App Store has been mining cryptocurrency in the background in exchange for giving users additional features — and an option to opt out of mining has been broken. So far, ...