February 2019’s Most Wanted Malware: Coinhive Quits While Still at the Top

guest · Mar 11, 2019

February 2019’s Most Wanted Malware: Coinhive Quits While Still at the Top
March 11, 2019
https://blog.checkpoint.com/2019/03...nhive-quits-gandcrab-cryptomining-ransomware/

In February 2019, Coinhive led the global threat index for the 15th successive month, having announced that it will cease operation on the 8th March 2019 as it is no longer economically viable.

Meanwhile, cryptominers continue to dominate the threat index despite their global impact decreasing gradually as the value of cryptocurrencies declines. The rising cost of mining along with the decline in the Monero Cryptocurrency value saw Coinhive’s value fall from 18% in October 2018 to 12% in January 2019, and to 10% this month.

February 2019’s Top 10 ‘Most Wanted’: [...]
Click to expand...

Log in or Sign up

February 2019’s Most Wanted Malware: Coinhive Quits While Still at the Top

guest Guest

Log in or Sign up

February 2019’s Most Wanted Malware: Coinhive Quits While Still at the Top

guest Guest

Useful Searches