Librarian Ghouls hacker group targeting Russians to mine crypto

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky says the Librarian Ghouls may be hacktivists, based on their reliance on legitimate, third-party utilities, a technique commonly associated with similar groups.

The Librarian Ghouls hacker group has compromised hundreds of Russian devices and used them to mine crypto in an apparent case of cryptojacking, cybersecurity firm Kaspersky says.

The hacker group, which is also known as Rare Werewolf, gains access to systems through malware-ridden phishing emails disguised as messages from legitimate organizations that appear to be official documents or payment orders, Kaspersky said in a report on Monday.

After a computer is infected with the malware, the hackers establish a remote connection and disable security systems such as Windows Defender.

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