The Kaspersky Lab Anti-Malware Research team has identified two botnets made of computers infected with malware, which silently installs cryptocurrency miners – legitimate software used to create (“mine”) virtual currencies based on blockchain technology. In one instance researchers were able to estimate that a 4,000-machine network could bring its owners up to $30,000 a month,… Continue reading “Mining” Botnets are Back – Infecting Thousands of PCs, Generating Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars for Criminals