Definition of «coin miners»

"Coin miners" refer to individuals or groups who use powerful computers to solve complex mathematical problems in order to create, or mine, new digital coins, such as Bitcoin. In exchange for their efforts, they are rewarded with a certain amount of the newly created coins.

Sentences with «coin miners»

Dofoil, which Microsoft describes as the «latest malware family to incorporate coin miners in attacks,» used the NiceHash crypto cloud mining marketplace that supports a variety of cryptocurrencies. (links2exchange.net)
Virtually any attack vector that involves injecting executable code could turn a targeted system into a virtual coin miner for the attacker. (securityintelligence.com)
As reported by Microsoft, Dofoil is the latest malware family that has incorporated coin miners in attacks. (coinstaker.com)
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