According to Kaspersky, the campaign started last December, targeting users who are downloading torrents of popular games with a silent install of XMRig, a monero mining program. Crypto Malware Targets Gamers: Monero Mining Payload Delivered via Popular Game Torrents Hackers are now targeting gamers, which have capable computers, with crypto-mining malware. According to Kaspersky, the […]
Russian power company Rosseti suffered over $ 14 million in losses in 2024 due to illegal crypto-mining operations, which have led to network congestion, equipment damage, and criminal investigations. Unauthorized Crypto Mining Results in Heavy Losses For Rosseti Russian electricity provider Rosseti has reported $ 14 million (1.3 billion rubles) in damages from …
Bitcoin mining firm Cleanspark reported $ 162.3 million in Q4 2024 revenue, a 120% year-over-year increase. With 10,500 BTC in reserves and a mining cost of $ 34,000 per bitcoin, the company is expanding operations across the U.S. Cleanspark’s Bitcoin Treasury Grows to 10,500 BTC Cleanspark has announced the release of its Q4 …
Russia now requires crypto miners to report earnings by the 20th of the following month, tightening oversight and restricting mining to approved entities while barring financial crime offenders. Russia Demands Crypto Miners Report Earnings—New Law Reshapes Industry Russia’s Federal Tax Service (FNS) revealed on Feb. 3 that taxpayers involved in digital currency mining now have […]
Bitcoin mining firm Bitdeer has acquired a 101-megawatt permitted site in Alberta for $ 21.7 million to build a bitcoin mining data center. Bitdeer to Build Power Plant for Bitcoin Mining Bitdeer, a bitcoin mining company has taken a major step toward becoming a fully integrated mining operation with the $ 21.7 million …