While North America experienced a 36% year-over-year increase, Asia and Europe both saw triple-digit increases, with the latter recording 6.5 times the number of attacks in 2022 as in 2021.Īs noted in the report, some of this growth may be due to threat actors supplementing or shifting from ransomware to more low-profile revenue streams. SonicWall also observed a shift in the locations being targeted. This spike pushed attack volume past the 100-million mark for the first time ever and set a new record high of 139.3 million attacks by year’s end.
In the 2023 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report, SonicWall Capture Labs threat researchers reported a 43% year-over-year increase in cryptojacking attempts in 2022. While companies such as Apple are working to bolster their defenses against cryptojacking campaigns, recent data suggests this may continue to be an uphill battle. Cryptojacking Reached Record High in 2022 This process is often very resource-intensive, and can cause the device’s performance to suffer or result in higher electric bills for the target. What is Cryptojacking?Ĭryptojacking refers to the act of using a computer or other device to mine cryptocurrency without the knowledge or consent of the device’s owner. If a user happens to notice their machine’s performance is suffering and opens Activity Monitor to find the source of the trouble, XMRig shuts down to avoid detection, then relaunches once Activity Monitor is closed. While this isn’t the first time XMRig, a perfectly legal cryptominer, has been identified in pirated Final Cut Pro software, this version is particularly stealthy.
This macOS-targeting malware was designed to turn the tables on pirates by hijacking their computers and using them to illegally mine Monero.
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Late February was a wakeup call for anyone who still thought it was a good idea to illegally download software: Researchers identified a new version of cryptojacking malware hiding within cracked versions of Apple’s Final Cut Pro video editing app. Threat actors looking for a steadier (and stealthier) income stream pushed cryptojacking to record highs in 2022.
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