Malicious USB Drives Infect 35,000 Computers With Crypto-Mining Botnet

Cybersecurity researchers from ESET on Thursday said they took down a portion of a malware botnet comprising at least 35,000 compromised Windows systems that attackers were secretly using to mine Monero cryptocurrency. The botnet, named « VictoryGate, » has been active since May 2019, with infections mainly reported in Latin America, particularly Peru accounting for 90% of the compromised
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