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Cybercriminals blackmail YouTubers into distributing covert cryptominer
Cybercriminals are threatening YouTube creators using the copyright strike tool. Creators, who fear their channels will be deleted, agree to distribute software that is hiding a cryptomining tool. At ...
YouTubers extorted via copyright strikes to spread malware
Cybercriminals are sending bogus copyright claims to YouTubers to coerce them into promoting malware and cryptocurrency ...
YouTubers targeted by blackmail campaign to promote malware on their channels
"According to our telemetry, the malware campaign has affected more than 2,000 victims in Russia, but the overall figure ...
DatacenterDynamics25d
The crypto pivot to AI
Core Scientific is but one of a growing number of cryptomining companies that has pivoted to serve generative AI businesses. Some, such as CoreWeave, have completely abandoned their mining roots in ...
The Record25d
Cryptominer hidden in pirated games lands mostly on Russian computers
In one campaign, they used pirated versions of the video editing software Final Cut Pro to install the cryptominer on Apple computers. The campaign discovered by Kaspersky was launched on New Year’s ...
The Texan5d
Texas Legislature Weighs Options to Cope With Influx of Data Centers, Other Large Loads
estimates its electricity load will grow to 150,000 megawatts (MW) by 2030 — a 40,000-MW jump from the estimate issued in 2023, due substantially to expected growth in the state’s data center and ...