Minnesota Man Avoids Jail Time for Cryptojacking Former Workplace
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A Minnesota man received probation and fines for cryptojacking his former employer's systems to mine Ethereum.Summary
Joshua Paul Armbrust, a Minnesota man, was sentenced to three years of probation and a $45,000 fine for a yearlong cryptojacking scheme targeting his former employer, Digital River, an e-commerce firm. After resigning, Armbrust used his remaining AWS access to run Ethereum mining operations on the company's computers nightly from 6 PM to 7 AM. Although the scheme only yielded him about $5,895 in ETH, it cost Digital River over $45,000 in server fees. Armbrust accepted responsibility, claiming economic desperation motivated the crime to care for his ailing mother. Because he admitted guilt and did not effectively cover his tracks, he avoided incarceration but must repay the server costs.
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