Google Sues to Shutter Cryptojacking Botnet That Infected 1M+ Computers

Google Sues to Shutter Cryptojacking Botnet That Infected 1M+ Computers
Google on Tuesday moved to shut down a sophisticated cryptojacking botnet that used the Bitcoin blockchain to evade cybersecurity officials.Known as “Glupteba,” the botnet has infected more than 1 million machines worldwide, Google said in a civil complaint filed Tuesday against Dmitry Staroviko and Alexander Filippov, as well as 15 unknown individuals. Google alleged the defendants utilized this botnet to mine cryptocurrencies on victims’ computers, steal victims’ account information to sell to third parties, purchase goods and services using credit cards with insufficient funds and sell access to compromised machines to third parties.Moreover, the botnet itself leveraged blockchain technology in…