Cryptojacking is turning into a security nightmare for consumers and enterprises alike. Malicious actors have used a variety of techniques to install cryptojackers on victims’ computers and in a new development, cybersecurity software maker Bitdefender has detected a cryptojacking campaign that uses a Microsoft OneDrive vulnerability to gain persistence and run undetected on infected devices.
Between May 1 and July 1, Bitdefender detected about 700 users who were affected by the campaign. The campaign uses four cryptocurrency mining algorithms—Ethash, Etchash, Ton and XMR— making an average of $13 worth of cryptocurrency per infected computer, Bitdefender reported this week.
