Google has warned users about the use of its Google Cloud platform by malicious actors to mine cryptocurrencies. In its latest Cloud Threat Intelligence report titled “Threat Horizons,” which provides users with security insights, the company informed that 86% of the compromised instances on Google Cloud platforms were being used to mine cryptocurrencies. Most of the accounts compromised were secured with weak passwords or with no password at all.
Google Cloud Used to Mine Cryptocurrencies
Software giant Google is alerting users about malicious actors using compromised Google Cloud accounts for mining cryptocurrency. Google Cloud accounts have access to processing power that can be easily redirected to perform malicious tasks. According to the first “Threat Horizons” report, issued by Google to raise awareness about the security weaknesses in its platform, 86% of the compromised accounts are used for this purpose.
The report states that cryptocurrency mining in the cloud cau
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