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Despite the fix being available for months now, there are manyunprotected endpointsout there.

Fighting for control

This is according to a new report from cybersecurity researchers Trend Micro.

Crypto mining

Kryptovaluuttojen louhinta on tehokkainta oikeilla komponenteilla.

The vulnerability is tracked asCVE-2023-22527.

XMRig is the most popular cryptominer out there, generating the Monero (XMR) cryptocurrency.

Monero is described as a privacy coin, as it is virtually untraceable.

The part about killing competing crypto mining processes is particularly interesting.

The researcher said that there are at least three different actors struggling to maintain control over these endpoints.

After that, they will set up a channel with the C2 server, and launch a new miner.

ViaThe Hacker News

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