Japanese miner for the first time received real term for secretly mining cryptocurrency
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In June, the Japanese police first case of a hidden mining using a script Coinhive for mining Monero. The investigation conducted by prosecutors in 10 prefectures, according to the case arrested three people. Now one of the detainees has received real term for a hidden mining — a year in prison. About it writes .
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the Trial of 24-year-old unemployed resident of the city of Amagasaki was held on 2 July. The man, whose name was not disclosed, will go to prison only after three years. Such a delay the judge gave because of the family circumstances of the defendant.
According to police, the fraudsters have installed a hidden script for mining on its website. When viewing online malicious software is automatically installed on the user's computer and used the power of the device for mining Monero. What amount has been mined attackers was not reported.
According to the decision, the defendant has added the program to your website, which was distributed online games, in January-February 2018. The man did not warn users about running on a hidden miner.
Developers Coinhive take 30 percent of the amount that managed to get to the miners, and promise payments every few hours. To install the script on the website can any owner of the resource. Moreover, in some countries, the use of the program for covert mining without warning the user of the website is a violation of the law.
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