It’s a new week, which means only one thing: it’s time for Hard Fork’s roundup of cryptocurrency and blockchain headlines from over the weekend. Let’s get to it. 1. Security researchers from Trend Micro have uncovered a new type of cryptocurrency mining botnet. The malware targets Android devices by exploiting a debug port normally used by developers to fix defects in apps, CoinDesk reports. So far, 21 countries have been hit, with South Korea the worst affected. 2. Israeli police arrested two brothers in connection with the infamous 2016 hack of cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex, local news reports. Israeli police told…
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