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The number of virus-miners increased seven-fold - McAfee

The number of virus-miners increased seven-fold – McAfee

By Prempal Singh 0 Comment July 11, 2018

The number of virus-miners increased seven-fold – McAfee –

Virus-Miners Hidden Miner pic by Cyberops
Virus-Miners Hidden Miner pic by Cyberops
As the value of crypto-currency increases, cybercriminals are increasingly engaged in the development of viruses-miners.

Victims of virus-miners are not only ordinary users, but also entire companies, including the manufacturer of electric vehicles Tesla.

In January-March 2018, 2.9 million varieties of viruses were detected, infecting the computer and secretly using its capacity for mining crypto-currencies. This is stated in a study by McAfee.

In the previous quarter, the number of such viruses was only 400 thousand, that is, for three months the indicator jumped 7.3 times.

Victims of virus-miners are not only ordinary users, but also entire companies, including the manufacturer of electric vehicles Tesla and insurer Aviva. They do not incur direct material losses, but the performance of their information systems can be significantly slowed down due to a lack of capacity occupied by the virus.

“As the cost of crypto currency, cybercriminals are increasingly engaged in the development of viruses-miners and the theft of crypto-currencies,” notes Steve Grobman, Chief Technology Officer of McAfee.

Earlier, First Deputy Prime Minister Stepan Kubiv instructed to make mining (production of crypto-currency) in the Classifier of Economic Activities (KVED).

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