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Title: [2016-08-15] Bitcoin Mining Virus Targets Linux Machines
Post by: BTCManagerOfficial on August 15, 2016, 09:12:58 PM
Linux machine users running the popular Redis NoSQL database beware. A new Trojan dubbed “Linux.Lady” has been found in the wild, and she’ll turn your computer into a mining rig without your knowing.

Up to 30,000 Redis servers may be vulnerable due to a lack of default securities on Redis and because system administrators have exposed them to the Internet without setting up a password.

Read more here:

https://btcmanager.com/news/cryptocurrency-mining-virus-targets-linux-machines/