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One of the Internet’s Gatekeepers Is Eyeing Sneaky Cryptocurrency Miners

October 6, 2017 admin ads, coinhive, cryptocurrency, Mining, news, proxybunker, tech, torrent, Torrentfreak

Credit to Author: Jordan Pearson| Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2017 16:01:58 +0000

Websites are hijacking computers to mine digital coins.

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Drive-by mining and ads: The Wild Wild West

September 25, 2017 admin ads, browser, coinhive, cryptominer, cryptomining, cryptonight, exploit kit, JS, malvertising, malware, Social engineering, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2017 17:16:27 +0000

Cryptomining in the browser is all the rage lately. But what are the impacts for users when it is being abused by dubious publishers?

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Tags: ads browser coinhive cryptominer cryptomining cryptonight exploit kit JS malvertising malware

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