Malicious RubyGems Turn Developer Machines Into Monero Miners and Spread Through SSH

A malicious RubyGems campaign has turned seemingly useful developer packages into tools for hidden cryptocurrency mining. The poisoned packages can consume a machine’s computing power, slow down development work, and quietly generate Monero for the attackers. The campaign also goes beyond a typical package-based infection. One set of malicious gems can examine a compromised developer […]

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