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Major Airport Malware Attack Shines a Light on OT Security

A cryptomining infection managed to spread to half of all workstations at a major international airport in Europe shining a spotlight on security for operational tech and IT convergence. Researchers at Cyberbit found the XMRig Monero mining malware, which was a known strain called Playerz which skated by antivirus solutions on the endpoints by adding a new tweak. The malicious mining activity also raised no red flags with airport personnel, according to an analysis posted this week by the firm.

Source: https://threatpost.com/major-airport-malware-attack-ot-security/149330/

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