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Beapy Cryptojacking campaign leverages EternalBlue exploit to spread

Security Affairs

Security experts uncovered a new cryptojacking campaign tracked as Beapy that leverages the NSA’s DoublePulsar backdoor and the EternalBlue exploit. ” reads the analysis published Symantec. exploit that could trigger an RCE in older versions of Windows (Windows XP to Server 2008 R2). . “ Beapy ( W32.Beapy

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Smominru Botnet continues to rapidly spread worldwide

Security Affairs

In February 2018, researchers from Proofpoint discovered a huge botnet dubbed ‘Smominru’ that was using the EternalBlue exploit to infect Windows computers and recruit them in Monero cryptocurrency mining activities. Further data, including Indicators of Compromise, are reported in the analysis published by the experts.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Fuzzing Crypto

ForAllSecure

Fortunately, this is digital hardware device--the password is on a chip somewhere -- so Dan and his friend turned to a world-renowned embedded security expert, Joe Grand, who looked at the Trezor wallet. Nor am I going to wade into the debate about the ecological consequences of mining cryptocurrencies. Yeah, like that.

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10 Personal Finance Lessons for Technology Professionals

Troy Hunt

Number 1 is "Mining, Resources & Energy" which had a local boom here but is now rapidly declining (down 14% on the previous year). Take mining out of the picture and the top industry ("Consulting & Strategy"), pays only 5% more than tech. I would never want to live in any of our properties we bought as investments.

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