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Hackers use AI chatbots to sneak in malware and get gamers' GPUs mining #Criptomonedas
The #hackers have found a pretty dirty, yet eye-catching way to capitalize on the AI boom: using chatbots and poisoned search results to sneak in malware disguised as well-known PC utilities. #Microsoft has detected a cryptojacking campaign by hackers using chatbots that directly targets users with powerful rigs, especially gamers and hardware enthusiasts, because that's where the GPUs capable of mining cryptocurrencies are, without the attacker having to foot the electricity bill.
Given that Iran used to be a paradise for the #criptomineria due to its super cheap energy, considering everything going on with the country and the U.S., hackers now have to find ways to cut down on energy costs from the rest of the planet to maintain their #Mining ratio, and that involves gamers' PCs worldwide.
The trap starts with something very everyday that you’re probably doing daily. We search for a tool like HWMonitor, CrystalDiskInfo, Display Driver Uninstaller, FurMark, Pack, or PDFgear, and wind up unknowingly on a fake site that looks legit, download a ZIP file, and think we’re installing the official and normal software.
The problem is that this package is rigged to execute malicious code via DLL sideloading, a technique that exploits legitimate executables to load a DLL and kick off the infection without raising too many eyebrows.
Microsoft explains that the campaign relies on over 150 malicious domains and has been active since March 2026, so it's really recent and coincides, as we mentioned, with the desperation of the cheap energy party in Iran coming to an end.
Once inside the system, the malware installs ScreenConnect, a legitimate remote access tool that's being misused here. It then deploys miners like gminer, lolMiner, and SRBMiner-MULTI, all aimed at squeezing the GPU.
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The #hackers have found a pretty dirty, yet eye-catching way to capitalize on the AI boom: using chatbots and poisoned search results to sneak in malware disguised as well-known PC utilities. #Microsoft has detected a cryptojacking campaign by hackers using chatbots that directly targets users with powerful rigs, especially gamers and hardware enthusiasts, because that's where the GPUs capable of mining cryptocurrencies are, without the attacker having to foot the electricity bill.
Given that Iran used to be a paradise for the #criptomineria due to its super cheap energy, considering everything going on with the country and the U.S., hackers now have to find ways to cut down on energy costs from the rest of the planet to maintain their #Mining ratio, and that involves gamers' PCs worldwide.
The trap starts with something very everyday that you’re probably doing daily. We search for a tool like HWMonitor, CrystalDiskInfo, Display Driver Uninstaller, FurMark, Pack, or PDFgear, and wind up unknowingly on a fake site that looks legit, download a ZIP file, and think we’re installing the official and normal software.
The problem is that this package is rigged to execute malicious code via DLL sideloading, a technique that exploits legitimate executables to load a DLL and kick off the infection without raising too many eyebrows.
Microsoft explains that the campaign relies on over 150 malicious domains and has been active since March 2026, so it's really recent and coincides, as we mentioned, with the desperation of the cheap energy party in Iran coming to an end.
Once inside the system, the malware installs ScreenConnect, a legitimate remote access tool that's being misused here. It then deploys miners like gminer, lolMiner, and SRBMiner-MULTI, all aimed at squeezing the GPU.
$BTC $BNB
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