Hidden crypto miner in pirated software makes cybercriminals rich at the expense of their victims

FanJ · Jan 16, 2024

Dr.Web - January 15, 2024
Hidden crypto miner in pirated software makes cybercriminals rich at the expense of their victims
https://news.drweb.com/show/?i=14792&lng=en&c=5

Doctor Web is reporting on an increase in cases of cryptocurrency-mining trojans being found hidden in pirated software that is available in Telegram and on some Internet sites.

In December 2023, virus analysts at Doctor Web noticed an increase in the detection rates of Trojan.BtcMine.3767 and its companion malware Trojan.BtcMine.2742, which, as it turned out, were ending up on users' computers with pirated software.
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According to the Dr.Web malware analysis lab, in one of the distribution campaigns the trojan has infected over 40 000 computers in a little less than two months. Considering the number of views in Telegram and website traffic, the scale of the problem may be much larger.
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longshots · Jan 16, 2024

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Hidden crypto miner in pirated software makes cybercriminals rich at the expense of their victims

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