According to recent research, Microsoft has announced that crypto-currency miners are starting to pose a serious threat. According to Firman, Bitcoin 's exploding price in 2017 has caused criminals to focus on cryptographic currencies and use malicious money miners to use the computing power of other people's businesses to generate money.
Microsoft used Windows Defender to understand the number of computers affected by malicious crypto mining software, and the result was seen as 644,000 different computers each month between September 2017 and January 2018. The interesting thing about Microsoft is that the rise in malicious crypto-currency miners and the fall in ransom software seem to be linked. According to the firm, this may mean that cybercriminals have changed their focal point as a source of income.
Microsoft continues to investigate, and Microsoft recommends that users use Microsoft Egde, Windows Defender SmartScreen, and Windows Defender AV to reduce the risk of attack.
