Security experts say what’s especially hot right now is cryptocurrency-mining malware. A new strain of malicious code called WebCobra is the latest example of malware that’s designed to use infected systems’ CPUs to mine for cryptocurrency. Researchers expect the prevalence of these types of attacks to keep increasing for the past 12 months. Cyber Threat Alliance: “Cryptocurrency mining detections have increased sharply between 2017 and 2018” Cybercrime, Endpoint Security, Fraud Management & Cybercrime report: “Criminals like to make money””]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/malware-moves-attackers-retool-for-cryptocurrency-theft-a-11715