Microsoft how Vietnamese hackers used crypto-mining software

It's better to be safe than sorry as Microsoft points out the threat potential of crypto coin miners.



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Microsoft highlighted how Vietnamese government-backed hackers used cryptocurrency-mining to go undetected.
A Microsoft report states that state-backed hacking groups are trying out more traditional cybercrime.
A group known as BISMUTH utilized coin miners as part of an attack.


Microsoft on Monday highlighted a growing trend of state-sponsored hackers disguising themselves as financially motivated hackers rather than being motivated by espionage. The company illustrated this by sharing from the Vietnamese group BISMUTH (via ZDNet). A group known as BISMUTH recently tried a new tactic that centered around crypto mining, which is different than their normal method of attack.

The Microsoft Defender team explained on Monday:


While this actor's operational goals remained the same—establish continuous monitoring and espionage, exfiltrating useful informati...