A new malware campaign detected by Proofpoint called Adylkuzz could prove more widespread than Wanna Cry. Hundreds of thousands of PCs and servers worldwide according to Proofpoint because this attack shuts down SMB networking to prevent further infections with other malware (including the WannaCry worm) using that same vulnerability and end users will only notice their Windows machine is running slowly and that they don’t have access to shared Windows resources. Adylkuzz, a crypto currency miner is installed and used to generate cybercash for the attackers. Michael Patterson, CEO at Plixer commented below.
Michael Patterson, CEO at Plixer:
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