Mighty Morphing Crypto Danger: Cryptomining Malware Gets More Destructive

With the skyrocketing value of cryptocurrencies, cryptomining – the processor-intensive work of earning cryptocurrency by verifying transactions – has become much more profitable. Especially when criminal cryptominers exploit your assets to get a free ride. Once, cryptomining malware “only” hijacked processing and electrical power from infected Windows servers. Now, cryptomining malware threatens and attacks a much broader range of assets – even in the cloud – with more dangerous and far-reaching consequences. And infections are rising fast.