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Wormable XMRig Campaign Uses BYOVD Exploit and Time-Based Logic Bomb

Wormable XMRig Campaign Uses BYOVD Exploit and Time-Based Logic Bomb


Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new cryptojacking campaign that uses pirated software bundles as lures to deploy a bespoke XMRig miner program on compromised hosts.
“Analysis of the recovered dropper, persistence triggers, and mining payload reveals a sophisticated, multi-stage infection prioritizing maximum cryptocurrency mining hashrate, often destabilizing the victim

Source: thehackernews.com –

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