The search engine giant announced that Crypto mining hackers have set their eyes on Google Cloud consumers. The tech firm confirmed that most compromised Cloud accounts involve crypto thefts.
"86% of the compromised Google Cloud instances were used to perform cryptocurrency mining, a cloud resource-intensive for-profit activity," said the search engine giant.
In Google's latest cybersecurity report, the company explained why the current crypto mining hacks are quite alarming. The company said that the hackers were able to deploy their crypto mining hacking software in just 22 seconds.
What Google Recommends
As of the moment, Google advised its Cloud consumers to do the usual security measures that it has been suggesting for the past few years in its other services.
These include using two-factor authentication and signing up to the search engine giant's Work Safer Security program. You can view this link for more details.
On the other hand, PYMNTS reported that hackers are also eyeing small blockchain investors via their mobile gadgets. As of the moment, people might still see more malicious campaigns in the crypto industry as it expands.
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Written by: Griffin Davis
