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2021-07-20 [vendor] Norton Antivirus mines crypto
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Incident Details

Norton, the makers of the popular Norton Antivirus software, started installing “Norton Crypto” on customers’ machines when they install the popular Norton 360 antivirus and malware protection software. It mines Ethereum, skimming 15% for Norton of course. They don’t seem to mention that the energy costs incurred by crypto mining on a personal machine are likely to exceed any actual mining proceeds.

Technical Details

Vendor / Product
Norton Antivirus mines crypto

Timeline

  1. 2021-07-20 Breach occurred
  2. 2021-07-20 Publicly disclosed