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I got hacked: My Hetzner server started mining Monero

blog.jakesaunders.dev published 2025-12-1711 min read

I got hacked, my server started mining Monero this morning.

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Dec 17, 2025	I got hacked: My Hetzner server started mining Monero by jakelsaunders94	606	412

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