Researchers have discovered over 415,000 routers across the globe have been infected with malware designed to steal their computing power and secretly mine cryptocurrency. The attack, which is still ongoing, affects MikroTik routers in particular. For the record, the string of crypto-jacking attacks on the brand first began in August, when security experts discovered over 200,000 devices had been infected. The number has more than doubled since then. While the majority of affected devices was initially concentrated in Brazil, data suggests there are tons of affected devices worldwide. It is worth pointing out that the number of breached devices might be…
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415,000 routers worldwide hijacked to secretly mine cryptocurrency
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