---
id: 7200
title: "Proof of storage crypto miners"
source_domain: wiz.io
source_url: "https://www.wiz.io/blog/chia-and-the-dangers-of-proof-of-storage-cryptojacking-in-the-cloud"
published_at: "2024-02-21T16:30:02Z"
tags: ["cloud", "cloud-security", "threat-detection", "cryptocurrency", "storage", "cryptojacking", "chia"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/7200"
lang: en
---

# Proof of storage crypto miners

## Summary

An analysis of proof-of-storage cryptocurrencies such as Chia and their abuse in cryptojacking: how storage-based mining drains compromised cloud instances and how defenders can detect it.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** wiz.io
- **Published:** 2024-02-21T16:30:02Z
- **Original:** https://www.wiz.io/blog/chia-and-the-dangers-of-proof-of-storage-cryptojacking-in-the-cloud
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/7200