Researchers from Incapsula, the company found that cryptogamie began to use the latest version of the malware Kitty for mining Monero on sites running on Drupal CMS.
In their opinion, after the information about Drupalgeddon 2.0 the attackers attempted to exploit the vulnerability in Drupal 7.x and 8.x to crack sites and install miner for mining crypto-currencies, as well as theft of user data. However, their script and infects all visitors to the site who are also starting to mine crypto-currency for cryptogamia.
Recall that in late March the Japanese company-developer of software for cyber security, Trend Micro has discovered a hacker attack on servers running Linux for covert mining Monero. Previously, Europol said he believes the anonymous crypto-currencies, among which the first is Monero, “a serious problem”, because it could help criminals better conceal, and this complicates the investigation. However, recently, the Australian division of Emergency Fund to help children at the UN (UNICEF Australia) has launched a website, which permits users utilizes the computing power of their computers for mining Monero that is designed to help needy children.
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