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detecting-cryptomining-in-cloud
This skill teaches security teams how to detect and respond to unauthorized cryptocurrency mining operations in cloud environments. It covers identifying cryptomining indicators through compute usage anomalies, network traffic patterns to mining pools, GuardDuty CryptoCurrency findings, and runtime process monitoring on EC2, ECS, EKS, and Azure Automation workloads.
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# Detecting Cryptomining in Cloud
## When to Use
- When cloud billing alerts indicate unexpected compute cost spikes
- When GuardDuty generates CryptoCurrency or Impact finding types
- When investigating compromised IAM credentials that may be used to launch mining instances
- When monitoring container workloads for unauthorized process execution
- When establishing proactive detection controls against resource hijacking attacks
**Do not use** for legitimate cryptocurrency mining operations, for non-cloud mining detection on physical hardware, or for general malware analysis unrelated to mining activity.
## Detection Gaps & Validation
