Cybercriminals Evolving Malware to Exploit Cryptocurrencies are evolving new malware to do cryptomining. Fortinet Global Threat Landscape Report by Fortinet reveals that cybercriminals today are more interested in hijacking systems and then using them for Cryptomining rather than holding them to get ransom from the users. The report also says that the criminals are focused on evolving attack methods to ensure better success rates and to accelerate infections. The first quarter of 2018 saw a drop of 13 percent in exploit detection per firm; at the same time, the number of unique exploit detections increased by 11 percent.”]
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