ZDNet

Android security: Cryptocurrency mining-malware hidden in VPNs, games, and streaming apps ...

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Ars Technica

In just 24 hours, 5,000 Android devices are conscripted into mining botnet

A fast-moving botnet that appeared over the weekend has already infected thousands of Android devices with potentially destructive malware that mines digital coins on behalf of the unknown attackers, ...
ZDNet

This crypto-mining Android malware is so demanding it burst a smartphone

Most Android malware is at best annoying, but rarely does it cause physical damage to a phone. Not so with Loapi, a newly-discovered trojan with a cryptocurrency miner that worked a phone so hard its ...
CNET

Google bans cryptocurrency mining from Android Play Store

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9to5google

Report: Millions of Android users have had their phone hijacked for cryptocurrency mining

You would have had to live under a rock for the past several months in order to skip the non-stop talks about cryptocurrency this year. Massive spikes in Bitcoin value triggered a lot of people to ...
CoinDesk

TrendMicro Detects Crypto Mining Malware Affecting Android Devices

A new cryptocurrency-mining botnet has been detected exploiting Android Debug Bridge ports, a system designed to resolve app defects installed on a majority of Android phones and tablets. The botnet ...
HotHardware

Loapi Android Malware Packs Monero Cryptocurrency Miner That Can Fry Your Phone

We know all too well about the dangers of cryptocurrency mining malware that can invade our PCs. We've also seen unscrupulous websites that run mining software in the background, sapping valuable ...
TechRepublic

Android Monero-mining malware can destroy phones, and it’s nearly impossible to remove

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 ...
CoinTelegraph

New Monero-Mining Malware Targets Android Devices, Thousands Infected

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 ...
Ars Technica

Currency-mining Android malware is so aggressive it can physically harm phones

A newly discovered piece of Android malware carries out a litany of malicious activities, including showing an almost unending series of ads, participating in distributed denial-of-service attacks, ...
PC Magazine

Dozens of Android Cryptocurrency Mining Apps Turn Out to Be Scams

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 ...