Cryptocurrency mining malware exploded last month, according to the latest Global Threat Index by Check Point. More than that, it seems to be hitting iPhones more than anything else.
“Check Point’s researchers detected a near-400% increase in crypto-mining malware attacks against iPhones. The surge was seen in the last two weeks of September, when attacks against users of the Safari browser also rose significantly,” the organization said in its report.
The fact that it mentions browsers arouses suspicion that this isn’t an iPhone-specific phenomenon since it might be a mining script. These suspicions were confirmed when the report later mentioned Coinhive.
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