Symantec, the cybersecurity firm, has said that there was a 163% increase in browser-based cryptojacking activity in the second quarter of 2020. It has been reported that cryptojacking had previously been in a steep decline from March 2019 due to the shutdown of the mining script maker, CoinHive. However, Symantec points out the increase in the last quarter coincided with a surge in the value of Bitcoin (BTC) and Monero (XMR), two cryptocurrencies often mined by the threat ac

Symantec, a cybersecurity firm, has blocked a ransomware attack by a group known for demanding payment in Bitcoin directed at 30 US-based firms and Fortune 500 companies. It has been reported in an announcement by the cybersecurity firm that the Evil Group, the malware gang behind the attacks, targeted the IT infrastructures of the firms. Still, the companies were alerted in time to prevent deployment of the ransomware. However, the group used the ransomware WastedLocker and