According to a post on November 19 <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/dyfozs/security_warning_cli_binaries_available_on/">published</a> on Reddit by the Monero’s (XMR) core development team, the software available for download on Monero’s official website was compromised to steal cryptocurrency.

Moreover, the malware has compromised some of the Command Line Interface (CLI) binary files, that users downloaded from getmonero.com. Additionally, users spotted the issue when they saw that the hash of the downloaded binary files looked unusual.The Monero core team said:
<blockquote>‘It appears the box has been indeed compromised and different CLI binaries served for 35 minutes. Downloads are now served from a safe fallback source.If the hashes do not match, do NOT run what you downloaded. If you have already run them, transfer the funds out of all wallets that you opened with the (probably malicious) executables immediately, using a safe version of the Monero wallet (the one online as we speak is safe — but check the hashes).’

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<h2>Malware Stealing XMR Coins</h2>
In addition,  a professional investigator on GitHub, by the name of Serhack; stated that the software distributed after the server was compromised is indeed malicious. He said:
<blockquote>“I can confirm that the malicious binary is stealing coins. Roughly 9 hours after I ran the binary a single transaction drained the wallet. I downloaded the build yesterday around 6pm Pacific time.”

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<h2>XMR Planning HardFork on November 30</h2>
Furthermore, the Malware problem comes about two weeks ahead of the Monero hard fork set for November 30. The new upgrade will introduce a new Proof of Work (PoW) algorithm dubbed as RandomX. Ideally, it is optimized for typical CPUs by implementing random code execution; and multiple memory-hard techniques to stay ASIC-resistant.

In conclusion, <a href="https://www.cryptoknowmics.com/crypto/monero-xmr-breaks-into-the-top-ten-with-force-as-the-market-recovers/">Monero</a> executes hard forks on a half-year basis to customize the mining process in order to keep off ASIC miners. The aim of Monero is to provide miners with equal opportunities. Thus, developers are upgrading the network from time to time to make ASICs and FPGAs ineffective for XMR mining.

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Monero Warns Users of Malware that can Steal Crypto on Official Website

According to a post on November 19 published on Reddit by the Monero’s (XMR) core development team, the software available for download on Monero’s...%

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Monero Warns Users of Malware that can Steal Crypto on Official Website

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