"Mitiga finds Monero Malware in AWS" August 23, 2020
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Show Notes
Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news
Bitcoin is down slightly at $11,558
Ethereum is down 2% at $385
and XRP is down 0.5% at 28 cents
Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Aragon network up 18%
Cosmos up 17%
and Ocean Protocol up 15%
Researchers at cybersecurity firm Mitiga identified a Monero mining script in a community AWS AMI.
Scientists at the Los Alamos National Laboratory say they’ve designed an AI for detecting would-be cryptojackers.
The CFTC is going after the owner of the fraudulent bitcoin trading scheme Control-Finance.
Links:
- An AWS Virtual Machine Is Infected With Mining Malware. There Could Be Others - CoinDesk
- CFTC seeks $572 million in penalty and restitution from the owner of 'fraudulent' bitcoin scheme Control-Finance - The Block
- Los Alamos Scientists Develop AI to Fight Cryptojacking - CoinDesk
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