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Poisoned BitTorrent client kickstarted malware outbreak that tried to infect 400,000 PCs

Poisoned BitTorrent client kickstarted malware outbreak that tried to infect 400,000 PCs

Microsoft has detailed how it intercepted a massive malware distribution campaign on March 6th which attempted to infect over 400,000 Windows PCs with cryptomining software in a single 12 hour period.

Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.

Graham Cluley