The Russian pipeline giant Transneft admitted its computers were used for mining Monero cryptocurrency. The company confirmed it has successfully removed the threat from its systems. The news of the security breach was reported to the company by the companys vice president and former interior minister Vladimir Rushailo. The company now announced that it has improved its systems to prevent similar security breach will happen again. The Russian Government is planning to create a specific legislative framework to address the regulation of virtual currencies, the authorities will allow purchasing cryptocurrencies but the new legislation aim to make mining illegal.”]
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