Industry News: Cyber

Ukrainian Man Faces up to 6 Years in Jail for Cryptojacking on his own Websites

Written by Cybersecurity | Apr 1, 2019 2:30:05 PM

2019-03-27

Cointelegraph: Ukraine’s Cyber Police have arrested a man who allegedly placed crypto mining malware scripts on his own websites, local law enforcement reported on March 26. The cyber crime unit of the national police of Ukraine arrested a 32-year-old man from the Bukovina region who allegedly placed cryptojacking software on a number of educational websites that he created and administered. The unspecified websites and internet resources had 1.5 million monthly visitors, the police reported...

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