"Uncovering the Shadows: My Experience with Malware-Infested Crypto Mining Rigs"

[Skyborg]

Title: Uncovering the Shadows: My Experience with Malware-Infested Crypto Mining Rigs

"Hey guys, just wanted to share a crazy story about my friend who recently got scammed by a shady mining rig seller. He thought he was getting a legit setup to mine some Ethereum, but it turned out to be a malware-infested nightmare that ended up crashing his whole rig. Any of you have a similar experience?"

 

[choleg1967]

"Wow, that's a wild story, OP. I've seen some shady stuff in the crypto world, but this takes the cake. Glad you were able to shut it down and get your mining gear back online, though!"

 

[omeverest]

"Yooo, been there, done that. Had a rig back in 2017 that got infected with a crypto miner, ended up losing like 2 GPUs to the malware guys. Anyone got tips on how to prevent these types of attacks? "

 

[goat666]

"Lol, that's crazy, OP. Glad you got out of that situation without losing too much. What kind of measures do you think should be taken to prevent something like this from happening to others in the future?"

 

[Romanio]

"Lol, gotta love those Chinese mining rigs, right? Glad you shared your story, OP, as I've seen a few dodgy setups pop up on Reddit recently. Was it a specific model or just some random clone?"

 

[наташа205]

"Yooo, just wanna say I feel you on this one. Had a similar experience back in 2020, my ex-roommate installed malware on my mining rig and it cost me a whole bunch of cash. Make sure to run regular scans, guys, it's soooo not worth the risk"

 

[nervud]

Thoughts on best practices?