CoinHive has been used by some websites to generate digital currencies as an alternative to advertising.
The news comes as US President Donald Trump refused to certify the landmark 2015 Iran nuclear deal, which he has continued to describe as a "terrible" deal.
From the Accenture cloud server snafu to the North Korean military missions - here are IBTimes UK tech team's pick of the biggest cybersecurity stories of the week so far.
DoubleLocker is based on a banking trojan and could become a "ransom-banker" that tries to wipe out victims' bank or PayPal accounts.
Dark web marketplaces Dream Market, Tochka, Trade Route and Wall Street went offline suddenly on 13 October.
A computer engineer found the Subaru key fob's rolling code – the internal system used to securely lock and unlock car doors – was "predictable".
Sophia was one of the panellists at the event centred on the rise of technology, specifically AI and its potential to accelerate global development goals.
Equifax was awarded a contract by the IRS amid criticism of the company's lax security measures, with the firm being held responsible for a breach that involved over 140 million people.
The largest number of Hyatt properties impacted were based in China with 18 hotels.
The incident comes a month after Equifax disclosed that it suffered a massive breach that compromised valuable personal and financial data of 145.5 million Americans.
The case reportedly relates to the alleged hacking of a Tunbridge Wells firm in April this year, which resulted in one of its clients losing £25,000 via fake invoice.
The number of infections in Latin America remains small, but the IBM researchers believe that such a strategy is run-of-the-mill for the cybercrime gang responsible.
Security experts say that the cybercriminals operating this scam have also been targeting customers of Wells Fargo, Comcast Chase Bank and TD Bank since June.
The internet's largest torrent portal is running Coinhive, which currently runs alongside the site's ads and mines Monero.
The 'Sign in to iTunes' form looks almost identical to the one that regularly pops up on iPhones and iPads - and one expert warns that you are probably 'trained' to click.
Some of the information stolen includes details of Australian Navy vessels, and the attacker reportedly faced little resistance in gaining access.
The malware, which security experts uncovered in April, only targets ATM machines running Windows 7 and Windows Vista.
A security researcher described the incident as a "very critical data breach, making every T-Mobile cell phone owner a victim".
Security experts suspect the attack was an "early-stage reconnaissance" mission instead of a disruptive cyberattack.
The data targeted by the hackers contained records dated between 2011 and 2016. The NCSC issued out a statement advising affected users on how to handle the breach.
Most of the exposed records seemed to be related to tests conducted over the past summer.
The fourth amendment, that protects Americans against 'unreasonable searches and seizures', does not apply for end-to-end encryption, according to the US Deputy Attorney General.
Accenture left at least 4 cloud servers publicly exposed, leaving sensitive corporate and customer data potentially freely accessible to hackers.
The hackers used specialised malware to leave no trace of their activities, their "tradecraft" suggesting involvement with an organised cybercrime group.
37,000 users fooled by fraudulent Chrome extension that used cloned logos and spam keywords to spoof Web Store.
The malware has been sold in underground hacking forums with prices ranging from $29 a week to $299 for a full-package "pro" deal.
The attack allows hackers to infiltrate firms' Office 365 accounts by attempting to "knock" on backdoor system accounts.
North Korean hackers reportedly accessed secret Seoul-Washington war plans that detail procedures on how to handle an all-out war with Pyongyang.
The report said Google discovered the Russian presence by siphoning data from Twitter. Gmail and the company's DoubleClick ad network are believed to be impacted.
The plans were touted by UK home secretary Amber Rudd the week after announcing tough new jail terms for those caught viewing terrorist content online.