[PLUG] cryptojackers, hellokitty

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Researchers Warn of Linux Cryptojacking Attackers Operating from Romania

https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/researchers-warn-of-linux-cryptojacking.html

A threat group likely based in Romania and active since at least 2020 
has been behind an active cryptojacking campaign targeting Linux-based 
machines with a previously undocumented SSH brute-forcer written in Golang.


Linux Variant of HelloKitty Ransomware Targets VMware ESXi Servers

https://threatpost.com/linux-variant-of-hellokitty-ransomware-targets-vmware-esxi-servers/167883/

HelloKitty joins the growing list of ransomware bigwigs going after the 
juicy target of VMware ESXi, where one hit gets scads of VMs
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