Monero-Mining App Removed From Mac App Store

Calendar 2, a Monero mining app which used the user’s device to mine the digital currency in the background was recently removed from the Mac App Store. Apple states the reason behind their decision was because of high resource consumption by the app which strained the user’s system. Calendar 2 came with a unique freemium…

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Egyptian Telecom Giant Using Monero Mining Malware

A new study conducted by the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab claims that an Unidentified entity connected to the Egyptian government as well as the telecom industry has been filtering users’ machines with malware that mines Monero. Middle Eastern Web users, especially people living in Turkey and Syria have been victims of this malware attack….

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