Microsoft bans crypto mining from its online services
Microsoft quietly banned crypto mining activities in Azure, Office 365, Dynamics 365 and Power Platform.
Microsoft argues that preventing crypto mining preserves the performance of services for other customers and protects users from potential malicious activity associated with crypto mining.
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DLE promises to reduce lithium mining’s ecological footprint
Although Lithium Extraction (DLE) can reduce the environmental impact of lithium mining, there are objections to the technology.
Lithium forms the basis of car and smartphone batteries. It's one of the world's most sought-after raw materials. Often, Lithium is mined in large open-pit sites and ... Read more
Mining malware switches from Arm-IoT to Intel servers
A mining malware previously only seen on Arm-controlled Internet or Things (IoT) devices has made the switch to Intel systems. That's what security investigator Larry Cashdollar of Akamai discovered.
Cashdollar states that one of its honeypot systems has recently discovered an IoT malware that seems... Read more
Linux cryptominer steals passwords and turns off antivirus software
Researchers from the Russian antivirus manufacturer Dr. Web have found a new form of malware that steals passwords and turns off antivirus software. This is an unnamed trojan, which focuses on Linux. That's what ZDNet reports.
The trojan itself is a gigantic shell script with over 1,000 lines of co... Read more
Continued price decline in bitcoin causes mining companies to go bankrupt
The value of bitcoin and other crypto currencies continues to fall. As a result, several cryptomining companies stop and file for bankruptcy. This is mainly due to the fact that the more bitcoin is mined, the less easy it is to obtain. It is more expensive and that makes it now the value drops less ... Read more
Decrease in sales GPUs heralds end of the crypto era in
The demand for GPUs has decreased in the last quarter, according to the graphic company Jon Peddie Research. Overall, manufacturers' GPU shipments decreased by 1.5 percent between the first and the second quarter of this year. Since GPUs are used to create cryptic currency, the end of the cryptic cu... Read more