Monero Mining Malware Hits Users Downloading Game Torrents
According to Kaspersky, the campaign started last December, targeting users who are downloading torrents of popular games with a silent install of XMRig, a monero mining program. Crypto Malware Targets Gamers: Monero Min...
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