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NTT Security has warned the organizations about malware designed for the cryptocurrency, and how they can be vulnerable to such attacks if things are left unattended.<br>
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NTT Security Warns Organizations About Coin Mining, Malware
Introduction NTT Security has warned the organizations about malware designed for the cryptocurrency, and how they can be vulnerable to such attacks if things are left unattended.
The type of malware that is designed to mine cryptocurrency Monero (XMR) with the greatest amount of anonymity.
At the time of analysis, GTIC researchers found around 12,000 Monero mining, malware samples, with the earliest dating back to March 2015.
As of now, nearly 12000 Monoreo samples have been collected by the GTIC and data collection date back since March 2015
This led to criminals design new malware that could disguise itself to bypass the barriers to entry and mint profits. % 6% 92%
This finding is based on research conducted on the 40 percent global internet traffic and data as confirmed by NTT security.
The other way of gaining access to a system could be the backdoor entries and unpatched vulnerabilities.
As said NTT security that Organisations need to tighten up their security parameters and not ignore the mining malware threat. 2% 92%
There are simple and effective ways to keep things in check, but what slips of our facilities is something that we have overlooked deeming it to be not risky.