Security News > 2019 > January > New Crypto-Mining Attacks Leverage NSA-Linked EternalBlue Exploit

2019-01-03 15:57
A new version of the NRSMiner is actively spreading in the southern region of Asia. The majority of detections (54%) have been found in Vietnam, followed by Iran (16%) and Malaysia (12%). The new version either updates existing NRSMiner infections, or spreads to new systems using the EternalBlue exploit. read more
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