An Ubuntu user identified a malicious code that mines Bytecoin (BCN) hidden in the source code of the Ubuntu snap package (2048buntu and Hextris) on the official Ubuntu Snap Store.
The malicious app 2048buntu appears to be a carbon copy of the legitimate 2024 game that hosted on the Ubuntu Snap Store.
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