6,000 PCs Hacked in Mining Malware Campaign
Return To ArticleSouth Korean local police conducted a serious operation that led to five hackers being arrested and put behind bars on Thursday November 8, 2018 for illegally installing malicious cryptocurrency mining malware on over 6,000 active computers (PCs) with the aim of stealing cryptos such as Bitcoin (BTC), Ripple (XRP), Ethereum (ETH), Litecoin (LTC) and others. The Korean government together with the police and other authorities pay allegiance to protect people and their property.
