Security News > 2018 > May > Dig this: The future of crypto-mining botnets
2018-05-03 12:15
The blockchain sector is now bursting with innovation, with developers looking for new, pragmatic ways to use this secure distributed ledger technology across a range of applications. And as always, cybercriminals are among the earliest adopters, and unfortunately helping to push forward public awareness of the technology. Crypto-mining malware is now by far the most common event we are seeing attacking our user base, and this is only the beginning. Since December 2017, the Coinhive … More → The post Dig this: The future of crypto-mining botnets appeared first on Help Net Security.
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