Topic: Blockchain
Title: Hacking Group Resurfaces, Uses Android Smart-TVs to Mine Crypto
What: Outlaw, A black-hat hacking group has upgraded its mining botnet which can force android-based smart TVs to mine crypto.
Why/How: They have resurfaced after trend micro outed them in 2018, and is targeting auto and finance companies within Europe and America.
More ...: Shuts down rival botnets and older versions of its miners to earn more profits.
Sources:
• https://decrypt.co/18980/hacking-group-secretly-mining-crypto-android-smart-tvs
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Methodology: Online research and use of a tumbled pyramid in the article.
Wordcount: 200-300
Qualification statement: Potential victims of the botnet need to know of this development.
Time: 24 hours
Budget: 250TECH