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Alibaba-linked AI agent hijacked GPUs for unauthorized crypto mining, researchers say

By Zack Abrams · Published March 8, 2026 · 1 min read · Source: The Block
MiningAI & Crypto

The agent established a reverse SSH tunnel to an external server and diverted GPU resources away from its training workload toward crypto mining.

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