"Supercomputers Hacked Across Europe to Mine Cryptocurrency"

Cryptocurrency mining malware has infected multiple supercomputers across Europe. Supercomputers housed in the UK, Germany, Switzerland, and Spain were reported to have been impacted by crypto-mining malware, forcing them to shut down for investigation. Those supercomputers hacked to mine cryptocurrency include the UK's ARCHER supercomputer, the Hawk supercomputer at the University of Stuttgart's High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS), and the Taurus supercomputer at the Technical University in Dresden. Findings from the examination of malware samples and network compromise indicators from some of these reported incidents suggest that attackers gained access to supercomputer clusters using stolen SSH credentials. The SHH credentials appear to have been taken from members of universities in Canada, China, and Poland. This article continues to discuss the recent infection of several supercomputers in Europe with crypto-mining malware. 

ZDNet reports "Supercomputers Hacked Across Europe to Mine Cryptocurrency"