Hackers Can Use Compromised Google Cloud Accounts To Install Mining Software In Under 30 Seconds: Report By Cointelegraph

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In a report aimed at assessing threats to Cloud users, Google’s Cybersecurity Action Team said some attackers are exploiting “misconfigured” accounts to mine cryptocurrency.

On Wednesday, the Google (NASDAQ 🙂 team said that out of 50 analyzed incidents that compromised the Google Cloud protocol, 86% were related to cryptocurrency mining. Hackers used compromised Cloud accounts to access individuals’ CPU or GPU resources to mine tokens or leverage storage space while mining coins on the Chia network.

Read on on the Coin Telegraph

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