Security News > 2018 > January > RIG EK covertly delivers cryptocurrency miners

Malware peddlers have been quick to react to the cryptocurrency boom and to take advantage of every possible way to make other people and organizations mine coins for them. They trick victims into installing mining software, hijack their CPU’s power via in-browser cryptojacking, and exploit organizations’ unsecured cloud computing environments. They are also using exploit kits and drive-by downloading to covertly deliver mining malware to unsuspecting users. Sometimes users get more than one miner In … More →

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