Malware hiding as a cryptominer may have infected 1 million PCs since 2017. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It's Friday, October 27th, 2023. I'm Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. Data-stealing malware miscategorized by security researchers as a cryptocurrency miner has been infecting computers since at least 2017.