Facebook Users Hit With Spam Delivering Cryptominer Malware

The value of Bitcoin virtual currency just hit a new all-time high, and with it an increasing number of malware threats are targeting unsuspecting users to "borrow" their PCs to use in mining for the precious cryptocurrency. Here at the Cyren Security Lab we've just picked up on a new attack today, which is utilizing Facebook posts to distribute the mining malware. This is what the current malware attack spreading through Facebook looks like.

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