Windows gamers and power users are being targeted by fake MSI Afterburner download portals to infect users with cryptocurrency miners and the RedLine information-stealing malware. The MSI Afterburner ...

Monero (XMR) is one of the most popular privacy-focused cryptocurrencies, attracting miners who value anonymity and security. Mining Monero can be quite rewarding, but for many miners, solo mining is ...

Researchers from FireEye have found the first use in the wild of a new kind of injection technique that was first described in October. The technique is used by the RIG exploit kit to inject code that ...

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 ...