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Cryptojacking attack hits over 2,000 computers at Aditya Birla Group

Cryptojacking is defined as the secret use of a computing device to mine cryptocurrency

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In the first instance of a major 'cryptojacking' attack in India, more than 2,000 computers of the Aditya Birla Group were reportedly hacked by miners to mine cryptocurrencies.

"Recently, the advance threat detection systems of our Group alerted us of suspicious activity on some desktop systems. Based on this, our internal team immediately carried out an investigation and deployed countermeasures to isolate and eliminate the cause of this activity," an Aditya Birla Group spokesperson told Economic Times.

The spokesperson added that there was no data loss due to the activity.

According to a report in the economic daily, the attack