Diabolical Malware Targets Windows Users to Mine Monero

Cointelegraph

Published Jun 25, 2020 02:14PM ET

Updated Jun 25, 2020 07:40PM ET

On June 24, security experts from Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 warned about a new self-propagating malware that launches cryptojacking and DDoS attacks against Windows systems. The software operates under the name “Lucifer”.

According to the study, Lucifer is a hybrid of cryptojacking and DDoS malware that leverages old vulnerabilities on the Windows platform.

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