Kodi add-ons used to distribute currency miners

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By Ian BarkerSep 13, 2018, 9:43 am357 ptsTrending
Users of the Kodi media center may already know that the Netherlands-based repository for third-party add-ons, XvBMC, was recently shut down due to copyright violations. Researchers at security company ESET have discovered that the repository was also part of a malicious cryptomining campaign dating back to…

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