Monero: Cybercrime’s Top Choice for Mining Malware

Author Topic: Monero: Cybercrime’s Top Choice for Mining Malware  (Read 546 times)

Offline maruf.swe

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 472
  • Test
    • View Profile
Monero: Cybercrime’s Top Choice for Mining Malware
« on: March 24, 2019, 09:40:03 PM »

Illicit Monero-mining malware accounts for more than 4 percent of the XMR in circulation, and has created $57 million in profits for the bad guys.

An academic analysis of cryptomining malware has determined that the Monero virtual currency (XMR) is “by far” the most popular cryptocurrency to mine among cybercriminals. And, it would appear that cryptomining as a criminal enterprise is unlikely to wane anytime soon.

For More Details : https://threatpost.com/monero-cybercrime-mining-malware/141116/