Accidental Syntax Error Leads to Kill The Cryptomining botnet Malware “KmsdBot”

It turns out that Akamai’s team of researchers accidentally killed a newly discovered cryptocurrency mining botnet known as KmsdBot during the investigation. Due to a syntax error, the botnet was unable to send commands any longer, and as a result, it was destroyed.  KmsdBot and its C2 functionality KMSDBot is a cryptomining botnet that uses […]

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