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3232A Monero Mining Bot Is Spreading Through Facebook Messenger
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Thu, 28 Dec 2017 16:00:23 +0000https://www.digit.info/2017/12/28/a-monero-mining-bot-is-spreading-through-facebook-messenger/Read more]]>If you’ve interacted with Facebook, you may have had run-ins with spam bots that infest your profile (or your friends’ profiles) and post links or advertisements without your permission. Well, the same malware that tells your friends to “Check out this link for 90% off a BRAND NEW pair of Ray Bands. WOW!” is now being used to mine cryptocurrency. A downloaded client runs mining software that contributes hashing power to the malware’s source server. Unaware Facebook users may have downloaded this bot through links shared on Facebook Messenger. Mining on Someone Else’s Dime You could be mining cryptocurrency without even knowing it,
If you’ve interacted with Facebook, you may have had run-ins with spam bots that infest your profile (or your friends’ profiles) and post links or advertisements without your permission. Well, the same malware that tells your friends to “Check out this link for 90% off a BRAND NEW pair of Ray Bands. WOW!” is now being used to mine cryptocurrency. A downloaded client runs mining software that contributes hashing power to the malware’s source server. Unaware Facebook users may have downloaded this bot through links shared on Facebook Messenger. Mining on Someone Else’s Dime You could be mining cryptocurrency without even knowing it,