Mobile mining

Cryptomining malware, or ‘cryptojacking,’ is a malware attack that co-opts the target’s computing resources in order to mine cryptocurrencies like bitcoin . This malware uses a systems CPU and sometimes GPU to perform complex mathematical calculations that result in long alphanumeric strings called hashes.

Cryptocurrency-mining malware can impair system performance and risk end users and businesses to information theft, hijacking, and a plethora of other malware . And by turning these machines into zombies, cryptocurrency malware can even inadvertently make its victims part of the problem.