You Could Be Mine(d): The Rise of Cryptojacking

Domhnall Carlin; Jonah Burgess; Philip O'Kane; Sakir Sezer

doi:10.1109/MSEC.2019.2920585

You Could Be Mine(d): The Rise of Cryptojacking

Domhnall Carlin, Jonah Burgess, Philip O'Kane, Sakir Sezer

School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

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Abstract

Traditional malicious attacks have evolved beyond file-based methods, with malicious files now existing as processes and services in order to evade detection. This article examines the rise of cryptojacking- the use of another's machine for profit through cryptocurrency mining, and how we're all at risk.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	16-22
Number of pages	7
Journal	IEEE Security & Privacy Magazine
Volume	18
Issue number	2
Early online date	02 Jul 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MSEC.2019.2920585
Publication status	Published - Apr 2020

Keywords

Security
cyber attacks
Cyber defence
Malware

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Science(all)
Computer Networks and Communications
Software

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Dynamic analyses of malware
Author: Carlin, D., Dec 2018
Supervisor: Sezer, S. (Supervisor) & O'Kane, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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Investigation of browser and web-based threats
Author: Burgess, J., Jul 2023
Supervisor: McLaughlin, K. (Supervisor) & Sezer, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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Dynamic analyses of malware

Investigation of browser and web-based threats

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