Hackers Use NSA Exploit to Mine Monero Using Victims’ Computers

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Reports have surfaced detailing a malware trojan that uses an NSA hacking tool to infect Windows computers with a cryptocurrency mining bug. The virus identifies available resources on a victim’s PC that can be used to initiate the mining of XMR (Monero).

The Trojan Was First Reported by Russian Antivirus Dr.Web

Recent Cryptocurrency-Oriented Viruses Have Adopted the NSA’s Doublepulsar Exploit

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before there were zombie computers for dDOS attacks. now zombie miners for mining cryptos. I guess income is better with zombie miners.

thank you for sharing.