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New Monero Crypto Mining Botnet Leverages Android Debugging Tool

2018-02-05 19:15

The botnet uses port scanning code from Mirai, a first for Android-related attacks, according to researchers.

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http://threatpost.com/new-monero-crypto-mining-botnet-leverages-android-debugging-tool/129777/

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