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StripedFly: Perennially flying under the radar

SecureList

Introduction It’s just another cryptocurrency miner… Nobody would even suspect the mining malware was merely a mask, masquerading behind an intricate modular framework that supports both Linux and Windows. During that time, it had effectively evaded analysis and had previously been misclassified as a cryptocurrency miner.

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Types of Malware & Best Malware Protection Practices

eSecurity Planet

In 2008, the Kraken botnet with 495,000 bots infected 10% of the Fortune 500 companies. CISA reported that LokiBot “employs Trojan malware to steal sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, cryptocurrency wallets, and other credentials.” Since 2008, RAM scraping has been a boon for retailers. Firmware rootkit.

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