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University Networks Become Fertile Ground for Cryptomining

60% of all cryptocurrency mining detections occurred in higher-education networks, Vectra says. The entertainment and leisure sector, which ranked second, accounted for just 6% of detections. The free access to the Internet and electric power that is available to students is another factor. The data also showed what attackers generally tend to do once they gain access to a system or network. The biggest threat we are facing is not the threat of ransomware, says Chris Morales, head of security analytics at Interop ITX.”]

Source: https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/university-networks-become-fertile-ground-for-cryptomining

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