Massive router hack used to spread CoinHive cryptomining script

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By Ian BarkerAug 2, 2018, 6:00 am297 pts
Researchers at Trustwave have uncovered an attack on tens of thousands of MikroTik routers which is being used to embed CoinHive cryptominer scripts in websites. A surge in CoinHive actvity in Brazil at the start of this week alerted researchers that something was happening. Further investigation showed that…

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