CoinMiner Malware Being Continuously Distributed via USB
In February 2025, AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) confirmed in their report “Cases of CoinMiner Being Spread via USB” [1] that CoinMiner malware is being spread via USB in South Korea. In July 2025, Mandiant also released a report on the same attack series and categorized the malware being installed as
Mobile Security & Malware Issue 5st Week of May, 2025
ASEC Blog publishes “Mobile Security & Malware Issue 5st Week of May, 2025”
AhnLab EDR Detects CoinMiner Propagated via USB in South Korea
1. Overview CoinMiners typically secretly use the CPU and GPU resources of users’ computers to mine cryptocurrencies, which slows down the performance of the affected computers. CoinMiners are usually distributed through phishing emails, malicious websites, system vulnerabilities, and other means. For analysis of this malware, please refer to the AhnLab
CoinMiner Malware Distributed via USB
Overview AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) has recently identified a case in which cryptocurrency-mining malware was being distributed via USB in South Korea. Lately, malware that mines cryptocurrencies by utilizing PC resources without user consent has been actively distributed as cryptocurrency prices surge. While cryptocurrency mining itself is not
