A Tennessee hospital may be the first victim in the sector of cryptocurrency mining attacks. Decatur County General Hospital in Parsons, Tennessee, is notifying more than 20,000 individuals that their health information was potentially compromised. Cryptocurrency mining refers to solving computationally intensive mathematical tasks, which are used to verify the blockchain, or public ledger, of transactions. As an incentive, anyone who mines for cryptocurrency has a chance of getting some cryptocurrency back as a reward. Some miners hack into computer systems and install malware to enable them to get extra computing power.”]
Source: https://www.healthcareinfosecurity.com/hospital-hit-cryptocurrency-mining-malware-a-10639