Security News > 2022 > April > Malicious crypto miners can make a profit in a few hours

A Trend Micro research revealed a constant battle for resources among malicious cryptocurrency mining groups.

Unlike traditional cybercriminal business models, just a few hours of compromise can result in profits for the criminal.

Since victims' generally aren't equipped to handle high load of CPUs needed for mining, this opens the possibility for a malicious actor to take over the machine.

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