State-backed threat group using crypto mining malware to evade detection and monetise compromised networks
There's a growing trend for state-backed APT groups to carry out financially-motivated crimes, alongside their usual espionage operations
Vietnam-based hackers have been using cryptocurrency-mining malware alongside their usual cyber-espionage toolkits to establish persistence on victim systems and evade detection for as long as possible....
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