It mines unsuspecting victim machines for Monero and other virtual currencies, but its most unusual characteristic is how cheap it is.

According to PureSec’s audit, most vulnerabilities and weaknesses were caused by human error.

The culprit is a cybersecurity breach at third-party software provider, [24]7.ai, which provides online automated chat.

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The breach was at a third-party firm that provides online customer support services to all three companies.

The volume of exposed data in the study totaled 12 petabytes, 4,000 times the size of the Panama Papers leak.

All apps tested by Trustwave displayed at least 1 vulnerability, with 11 as the median number detected per application.

Chip giant to focus on newer models, as research highlights growing update challenges