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Cryptopolitan 2020-01-10 00:07:30

Interpol’s efforts reduce cryptojacking in Southeast Asia by 78 percent

Interpol’s effort has proved to be fruitful as cryptojacking in South Asia saw a noticeable decline of 78 percent across six months. Interpol successful in reducing cryptojacking Cryptojacking appeared to be one of the most dangerous threats to cybersecurity in 2019. The frequency of such attacks and the intensity overtook ransomware during the year. The attack used 20,000 MikroTik routers to illegally mine crypto assets. The attacks bypassed MikroTik security by finding a weakness in the network and entered the devices affecting more than 100,000 routers worldwide. Cryptojacking is a malware code that infects devices it interacts with. The malware

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