Cryptojacking: Digging for your own Treasure
Credit to Author: David Maciejak| Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2017 13:50:59 +0000
Do you ever feel the Internet is especially slow these days? Or do you have ever wonder if maybe it’s just your computer that’s getting slower? Don’t rush to the IT shop to buy a new computer yet … you may have been a victim of a new trick used by malevolent hackers called browser “cryptojacking.” What is cryptojacking? It’s a new trick used to mine cryptocurrencies on your computer using your CPU resources in the background without your knowledge. All that a cybercriminal has to do is load a script…
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