Researchers find Bitcoin sextortion malware also mines Monero

The Next Web
By David CanellisOct 14, 2019, 11:12 am124 pts
Analysts have reportedly discovered the source of the sextortion emails that’ve plagued the internet since last year — the ones that demand Bitcoin or else they’ll leak videos of you masturbating to kinky pornography. Reason Cybersecurity researchers dubbed the malware Save Yourself, as recipients…

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