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Why does the Prometei botnet keep growing?

March 17, 2023 Cisco Talos Episode 131
Why does the Prometei botnet keep growing?
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Why does the Prometei botnet keep growing?
Mar 17, 2023 Episode 131
Cisco Talos

Vanja Svajcer and Andrew Windsor join the show this week to talk about their recent research into the Prometei botnet. This malware continues to evade detection and invade more machines so it can eventually hijack them to mine Monero cryptocurrency. Jon asks them about what's new with Prometei, why it's pretty generous in who it's targeting and where we could see it going next.

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Vanja Svajcer and Andrew Windsor join the show this week to talk about their recent research into the Prometei botnet. This malware continues to evade detection and invade more machines so it can eventually hijack them to mine Monero cryptocurrency. Jon asks them about what's new with Prometei, why it's pretty generous in who it's targeting and where we could see it going next.

Additional reading