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Until November 2024, when it was finally discovered as malicious, it received 16 updates.
The data it collects would get extracted either via Dropbox, or File.io.
Datadog said that ultimately, the team found 68 compromised systems that were actively mining the Monero currency.
Monero, with the XMR ticker, is most often mined with a cryptojacker called XMRig.
This is a popular currency among thieves since its fully anonymous and very difficult to trace.
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