Posts tagged with: coin mining

Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 recently discovered malware that we believe has been developed from OSX.DarthMiner, a malware known to target the Mac platform.

This malware is capable of stealing browser cookies associated with mainstream cryptocurrency exchanges and wallet service websites visited by the victims, stealing saved passwords in Chrome and seeks to steal iPhone text messages from iTunes backups on the tethered Mac.

Unit 42 investigates Rarog, a relatively unknown coin mining Trojan sold on various underground forums.

Read this Unit 42 Threat Brief to get an overview of how attackers continue to adapt existing techniques to generate cryptocurrency.

Get the Unit 42 threat brief on a drive-by mining technique that adapts an old attack method to mine cryptocurrencies.