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February 14, 2018 01:50 am
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/VRtcG0v61QQ/kaspersky-says-telegram-flaw-used-for-cryptocurrency-mining
Kaspersky Says Telegram Flaw Used For Cryptocurrency Mining
According to Kaspersky Lab, hackers have been exploiting a vulnerability in Telegram's desktop client to mine cryptocurrencies such as Monero and ZCash. "Kaspersky said on its website that users were tricked into downloading malicious software onto their computers that used their processing power to mine currency, or serve as a backdoor for attackers to remotely control a machine," reports Bloomberg. From the report: While analyzing the servers of malicious actors, Kaspersky researchers also found archives containing a cache of Telegram data that had been stolen from victims. The Russian security firm said it "reported the vulnerability to Telegram and, at the time of publication, the zero-day flaw has not since been observed in messenger's products."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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