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ryo.news Technology
XMRig is legitimate open-source CPU and GPU mining software supporting RandomX and other mining algorithms, including Monero's RandomX. ryo.news examines how malicious operators can install XMRig without a device owner's consent, including the mining payload reported on a Plex2Shell research honeypot in October 2026. Such unauthorized resource use is cryptojacking; identifying XMRig alone does not establish the coin mined or imply a vulnerability in any cryptocurrency protocol.
October 20, 2026
Plex2Shell attacks delivered mining and proxy software to a research honeypot. Four years earlier, a different Plex vulnerability helped compromise LastPass. Dr. Max Anon investigates the hidden economy of hijacked devices—and asks what digital sovereignty means when someone else controls your machine.
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