Cryptocurrency mining

1. Cryptocurrency.

Cryptocurrency mining is the validation of cryptocurrency transactions, rewarded by the generation of new coins for the miner.

2. Cryptocurrency - cybercrime.

The unauthorised use of someone else's systems and electricity for this purpose.

See also

• Advanced Persistent Threat
• Botnet
• Council to Secure the Digital Economy
• Credential compromise
• Cryptocurrency
• Cyber security
• Cyber security: protecting your business and your clients
• Cybercrime
• Cybercrime – A Threat And An Opportunity
• Cyberthreat
• DDoS
• Malware
• Ransomware
• Robotics