Kaspersky Says Telegram Flaw Used For Cryptocurrency Mining

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By BeauHDFeb 13, 2018, 8:50 pm317 pts
According to Kaspersky Lab, hackers have been exploiting a vulnerability in Telegram's desktop client to mine cryptocurrencies such as Monero and ZCash. "Kaspersky said on its website that users were tricked into downloading malicious software onto their computers that used their processing power to mine…

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