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Cryptojacking Applications Land in Microsoft Store - sunjester - 02-16-2019

Quote:The apps surreptitiously use the victim’s CPU power to mine for Monero and landed in the application marketplace as computer and battery optimization tutorial, internet search, web browsers, and video viewing and download programs. They target both Windows 10 and Windows 10 S.

https://www.securityweek.com/cryptojacking-applications-land-microsoft-store