IoT devices were infected with a dangerous cryptocurrency miner

From en.secnews.gr

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Experts security reported that some hackers managed to infect with malicious software some Appliances and production still running Windows 7 and have been designed by three of the largest manufacturers in the world.

The discovery made the researchers TrapX , who think that perhaps it is a ” supply chain attack “

To the According data , the infection took place a few months ago, in October 2019. The hackers infected the IoT devices with a malware that belongs to the cryptocurrency miners . The IoT devices affected, including self guided vehicles (AGV, robots), a printer and a Smart TV.

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