Monero malware is becoming a serious problem. The number of different malware attacks, which use infected computers to secretly mine monero, is rising precipitously. January alone saw three new attacks. And there were more than a dozen attacks in 2017. (Bleeping Computer)
Key vulnerabilities: Machines running Cleverence Mobile SMART server, Apache Struts and DotNetNuke have all been targeted by malware. So have non-enterprise users in Thailand, Vietnam, Egypt, Indonesia, and Turkey. (Bleeping Computer)
Smart take: As long as mining remains a resource-intensive (and profitable) activity, it will remain a popular use for malware.