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Secret multimillion-dollar cryptojacker snared by Ukrainian police

ID: 62fce04e-d827-5fcb-8f63-004d1c5fd6c9

STIX ID: report--62fce04e-d827-5fcb-8f63-004d1c5fd6c9

Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Threat Score
55/100

Date Published: 2024-01-12

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Connor Jones

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Europol, supported by the Ukrainian National Police and an unnamed cloud provider, arrested a 29-year-old suspected of a multimillion-dollar cryptojacking operation that hijacked cloud environments to mine cryptocurrencies (reported proceeds > $2M); the operation involved coordinated searches, forensic analysis, and highlights broader trends and economics of cryptojacking compared to other cybercrime types.

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