ZDNet

Android security: This malware will mine cryptocurrency until your smartphone fails

A new strain of Android malware will continuously use an infected device's CPU to mine the Monero cryptocurrency until the device is exhausted or even breaks down. Security company Trend Micro has ...
BGR

Android Malware Is Taking Over Phones To Mine For Cryptocurrency

If you were optimistic enough to believe that Android's malware plague couldn't get any worse, I have some bad news for you. This week, the team behind anti-malware software Malwarebytes reported on a ...
Bleeping Computer

Android Monero-Mining Malware Can Cause Device Failure

Trend Micro security experts have warned users today about a new type of Android malware that infects devices and untetheredly mines Monero in the phone's background until the battery is exhausted or ...
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 ...
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 ...
ZDNet

Crypto-mining malware saw new life over the summer as Monero value tripled

Malware that mines cryptocurrency has made a comeback over the summer, with an increased number of campaigns being discovered and documented by cyber-security firms. The primary reason for this sudden ...