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Now this botnet is hunting for unpatched Microsoft Exchange servers – ZDNet
Prometei botnet’s key goal is cryptojacking – but it’s powerful capabilities could see it deployed for much more dangerous attacks.
Cyber criminals are trying to use vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange servers to add to their botnet for mining cryptocurrency but the level of access they’re gaining means they could use their access for other, much more dangerous cyberattacks.
Detailed by cybersecurity researchers at Cybereason, the Prometei botnet is a widespread global campaign that is targeting organisations in a multi-stage attack.
The cyber criminals behind the botnet are exploiting vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange…
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