With the recent global rise of malicious crypto-mining, cybercriminals have turned to open-source XMRig code to engineer malware attacks. Strains of the XMRig family were responsible for the most significant part of all crypto-jacking crimes reported across all global regions in 2022. Meanwhile, LemonDuck viruses were the culprit in a further eight percent of illegal cryptocurrency mining activity in the examined regions.
Most frequently detected crypto-mining malware in worldwide regions 2022, by type
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Check Point Software Technologies. (February 8, 2023). Most frequently detected crypto-mining malware in worldwide regions 2022, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238946/top-cryptomining-malware-worldwide/
Check Point Software Technologies. "Most frequently detected crypto-mining malware in worldwide regions 2022, by type." Chart. February 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238946/top-cryptomining-malware-worldwide/
Check Point Software Technologies. (2023). Most frequently detected crypto-mining malware in worldwide regions 2022, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238946/top-cryptomining-malware-worldwide/
Check Point Software Technologies. "Most Frequently Detected Crypto-mining Malware in Worldwide Regions 2022, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238946/top-cryptomining-malware-worldwide/
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Most frequently detected crypto-mining malware in worldwide regions 2022, by type [Graph], Check Point Software Technologies, February 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238946/top-cryptomining-malware-worldwide/