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Hackers infect official Make-A-Wish site with cryptocurrency mining malware

Monday, November 19, 2018 by Piyush Suthar | Comments

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It seems crypto-jackers have absolutely no ethical standards. After governments, universities, and technology giants, even charitable organizations are finding themselves at the receiving end of cryptocurrency malware. The latest victim is the US-based Make-A-Wish Foundation. Researchers from security firm Trustwave found that one of the foundation’s websites – worldwish.org – was compromised with cryptocurrency malware known as CoinImp. The malware infects the website with a malicious script to steal visitors’ computing power to covertly mine cryptocurrency. The researchers note the origin of the malware is likely Make-A-Wish’s decision to use an outdated version of Drupal’s content management system. Earlier this year,…

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