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Microsoft: 644K PCs encounter cryptocurrency mining malware every month

Building a slide deck, pitch, or presentation? Here are the big takeaways: Each month from September 2017 to January 2018, 644,000 computers on average were infected with malware for mining cryptocurrency. — Microsoft, 2018 While cryptocurrency mining may seem like a simple nuisance, it is a serious threat to IT due to its ability to commandeer compute resources. The popularity of…