Hacker spins up 1 million virtual servers to illegally mine crypto
A 29-year-old man in Ukraine was arrested this week for using hacked accounts to create 1 million virtual servers used to mine $2 million in cryptocurrency. [...]
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A 29-year-old man in Ukraine was arrested this week for using hacked accounts to create 1 million virtual servers used to mine $2 million in cryptocurrency. [...]
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
Criminal scored $2M in crypto proceeds but ends up in ‘cuffs following property raid The criminal thought to be behind a multimillion-dollar cryptojacking scheme is in custody following a Europol-led investigation.…
A pro-Ukraine hacktivist group named 'Blackjack' has claimed a cyberattack against Russian provider of internet services M9com as a direct response to the attack against Kyivstar mobile operator. [...]
Are Ukrainian cyberattacks against Iranian targets a blip or the beginning of a new trend?
State-backed Ukrainian hacking group Blackjack has launched a destructive attack against a Moscow-based ISP in retaliation for Kyivstar attack
Reports say M9 Telecom servers were destroyed in retaliation for Russia-backed cyberattack against Kyivstar mobile phone operator.
The country's election commission pointed the blame at traffic coming from Ukraine and Germany.