GPU-thirsty hackers target architects, designers with cryptomining malware

Cybercriminals are targeting French-speaking architects, engineers and graphic designers with malware that turns their computers into cryptocurrency mining machines, according to cybersecurity researchers. The goal is to force the malware onto personal computers with powerful graphics processing units (GPUs), which are good at handling complex mathematical puzzles — including those involved with mining cryptocurrency, the

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