New variant of Satori malware subverts other cryptocurrency mining malware by changing wallet address

Nicholas Fearn
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Cryptocurrency miners infected with Satori malware will see gains given to someone else

Security researchers have identified a new variant of the Satori botnet that targets cryptocurrency miners and replaces the user's wallet address.  Satori is a malware family that turns security...

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