[2017-05-18] IE: After WannaCrypt, world faces massive cryptocurrency attack

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After WannaCrypt, world faces massive cryptocurrency attack

http://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/after-wannacrypt-world-faces-massive-cryptocurrency-attack-4661640/

After facing a massive “WannaCrypt” ransomware attack that exploited a vulnerability in a Microsoft software and hit 150 countries, the same Windows vulnerability (MS17-010) has also been exploited to spread another type of malware that is quietly but fast generating digital cash from machines it has infected.

According to a report in The Registrar on Wednesday, tens of thousands of computers globally have been affected by the “Adylkuzz attack” that target machines, let them operate and only slows those down to generate digital cash or “Monero” cryptocurrency in the background.