{"uuid": "deafb711-41f3-4d24-aed8-067cea194ef8", "vulnerability_lookup_origin": "1a89b78e-f703-45f3-bb86-59eb712668bd", "author": "9f56dd64-161d-43a6-b9c3-555944290a09", "vulnerability": "CVE-2020-14979", "type": "seen", "source": "https://t.me/thehackernews/8468", "content": "\u26a0\ufe0f Researchers uncovered a cryptojacking campaign hiding in pirated software bundles \ud83c\udff4\u200d\u2620\ufe0f It drops a custom XMRig miner and abuses a flawed driver (CVE-2020-14979) to boost hashrate by 15\u201350%.\n\nIt can spread via USB drives, even into air-gapped systems.\n\n\ud83d\udd17 Details \u2192 https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/wormable-xmrig-campaign-uses-byovd.html", "creation_timestamp": "2026-02-23T18:46:36.000000Z"}