WaterMiner
- First seen
- 2019-03-01 00:00:00
- Malware type
- cryptominer
- Family
- Malware family
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 15:26:09
Targeted industries: energy-and-utilities financial-services
Context
WaterMiner is a malware family known for illicit cryptocurrency mining activities. It primarily targets the energy and financial sectors to exploit computational resources for mining.
Detection coverage
- 1 YARA rules
Detection rules
- MALPEDIA_Win_Waterminer_Auto (yara-rule)
Reports & references
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Waterminer (report)
- blog.minerva-labs.com — Waterminer A New Evasive Crypto Miner (report)