Cybersecurity
Sweden Is Becoming a Haven for Cryptojackers
- Cryptojacking attacks exploded by 8,500% globally in 2017
- Number of attacks rose 10,100% in Sweden at end of last year
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Hooked-in Sweden is becoming a haven for cryptojackers siphoning off capacity and energy to mine for digital currencies.
The number of such attacks surged an estimated 10,100 percent in the biggest Nordic economy in the fourth quarter, about double the jump globally, according to Symantec Corp.’s 2018 Internet Security Threat Report.