Taylor Swift Photo Hides Malicious Crypto-Mining Code

Concealed crypto mining – using infected computers to produce hashes for specific types of coins – is using more ingenious methods to hide from operating systems. The latest exploit involves an infected image of Taylor Swift. Sophos Labs Discovers Botnet in Taylor Swift JPEG Analysis by Sophos Labs, a digital security firm, shows hackers are now trying to infect computers by hiding a malicious EXE file inside what looks like an innocent JPEG image. Usually,Read MoreThe post Taylor Swift Photo Hides Malicious Crypto-Mining Code appeared first on Bitcoinist.com.