The ShadowBrokers’ release of a trove of National Security Agency exploits last year appears to be the gift that keeps on giving, to the hacker community at least: A fresh malware that uses the EternalRomance tool has hit the scene, with Monero-mining as the stated goal. However, more damaging follow-on attacks are likely the endgame.
The bad code is a Python-based cryptocurrency mining malware, according to Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs, which first discovered it this month. Because the malware uses the EternalRomance exploit, the researchers have given it the snappy name of “PyRoMine.”
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