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29-Year-Old Ukrainian Cryptojacking Kingpin Arrested for Exploiting Cloud Services
2024-01-13 10:01

A 29-year-old Ukrainian national has been arrested in connection with running a “sophisticated cryptojacking scheme,” netting them over $2 million (€1.8 million) in illicit profits. The person was apprehended in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, on January 9 by the National Police of Ukraine with support from Europol and an unnamed cloud service provider following “months of intensive collaboration.” “A cloud


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