Polar Fitness shared home location data of soldiers, all inclusive malware features mining and ransomware, and Tens of Thousands are Affected by Fortnight Malware. All that coming up now on ThreatWire.

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Malware or Ransomware:https://securelist.com/to-crypt-or-to-mine-that-is-the-question/86307/https://thehackernews.com/2018/07/cryptocurrency-mining-ransomware.htmlhttps://www.zdnet.com/article/unlucky-dip-this-malware-delivers-either-ransomware-or-cryptocurrency-mining-software-to-your-pc/https://threatpost.com/old-malware-gives-criminals-tricky-new-choice-ransomware-or-mining/133738/

Fortnite Malware:https://blog.rainway.io/how-we-discovered-a-virus-infecting-tens-of-thousands-of-fortnite-players-e5dd6fe1ff55https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/07/rash-of-fortnite-cheaters-infected-by-malware-that-breaks-https-encryption/https://thehackernews.com/2018/07/fortnite-v-bucks-cheat.html

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