Orr Man Admits Guilt in Major Cryptojacking Scheme, Facing Serious Legal Consequences
A man from northern Minnesota, Joshua Paul Armbrust, has pleaded guilty to computer fraud after engaging in a “cryptojacking” scheme that cost his former employer, Digital River, over $45,000. Although he resigned in February 2020, Armbrust continued to exploit the company’s computing resources to mine Ethereum without permission from December 2020 to May 2021. He ...
