CRYPTOJACKING & FINANCIAL FRAUD
THE OVERCONFIDENT OPPORTUNIST

Your electricity bill went up.
His Bitcoin wallet went up more.

Cousin Crypto doesn't care about your data. He cares about your computing power, your bank accounts, and turning your business infrastructure into his personal money-printing machine. Gold jacket, Bitcoin chain, VR headset — all paid for with stolen resources.

THREAT LEVEL
70
SOPHISTICATION
60
PREVALENCE
73
DAMAGE
68
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Cousin Crypto
HOW THE CRYPTO BRO ATTACKS

Cousin Crypto's Playbook

01

Cryptojacking

He hijacks your servers, workstations, and even employee laptops to mine cryptocurrency. Your systems slow down, your electricity bills spike, and your hardware degrades — while he profits from every stolen processing cycle.

02

Ransomware Payment Processing

When The Ransomware Boss locks your systems, Cousin Crypto handles the money. He manages the Bitcoin wallets, launders the payments through mixing services, and ensures the family's profits are untraceable.

03

Financial Account Takeover

Using stolen credentials from other family members, he targets business banking accounts, cryptocurrency wallets, and payment processing systems to steal funds directly.

PHOENIX CASE FILE

What Happened When Cousin Crypto
Hit a Phoenix Business

A Phoenix engineering firm noticed their servers were running slowly and their electricity costs had increased by 40% over three months. IT blamed it on aging hardware and recommended purchasing new servers — a $45,000 expense the company approved. The real cause was Cousin Crypto. He had installed cryptocurrency mining software on every server in the network six months earlier. The mining operation was consuming processing power around the clock, degrading hardware lifespan, and generating an estimated $12,000 per month in cryptocurrency — all sent to anonymous wallets. The firm spent $45,000 on new servers while the real problem was never addressed. The mining continued on the new hardware within a week of installation.

⚠ $45K in unnecessary hardware + $72K in stolen computing power
MBPS PROTECTION

How MBPS Stops Cousin Crypto

MBPS is the hero that stands between Cousin Crypto and your business. Here's exactly how we neutralize this threat:

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Cryptojacking Detection

MBPS monitors system performance and resource usage to detect the telltale signs of unauthorized cryptocurrency mining — unusual CPU spikes, unexpected network traffic, and degraded performance.

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Network Segmentation

We isolate critical systems so that even if Cousin Crypto compromises one machine, he cannot spread mining software across your entire network.

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Financial Security Controls

Multi-layered protections for business banking and payment systems that prevent unauthorized transactions and flag suspicious financial activity.

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Resource Monitoring & Alerting

Real-time monitoring of computing resources, energy consumption, and network performance that catches cryptojacking within hours — not months.

🔒 Free for Phoenix Businesses — Limited Availability

Don't Let Cousin Crypto
Target Your Business

Find out if your business is vulnerable to Cousin Crypto and the rest of The Malwares Family. Our Cyber Threat Profile Assessment identifies your specific risks and builds a defense plan.

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9 questions · 60 seconds · Free

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Tyler Hooser
Tyler Hooser
CTO, MBPS.com — Reviews every assessment personally

Meet the Rest of The Malwares Family

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