Dropbox on August 24 changed its unlimited Advanced package to a 15 terabyte storage package, after discovering that some users were using this service for resource-hogging purposes to mine cryptocurrency. , resell memory or pool multiple memories for personal use.

With Microsoft and Google recently phasing out their unlimited storage plans, Dropbox is seeing more and more people buying the Advanced plan not to run a business or organization, but to use it for other purposes as well. consuming thousands of times more storage capacity than corporate customers.

In the past, hackers have used malware related to cryptocurrency mining inserted into victims' internet-connected devices or cloud storage accounts. This program uses the device's resources or a cloud service to create a cryptocurrency mining virtual machine.

In 2021, Google said some attackers targeting users of its hosting platform were able to compromise accounts and install exploits within 22 seconds.