2018-6-29 13:49 |
It could be mining bitcoin for criminals.
So-called “crypto-jacking” attacks have become a growing problem in the cybersecurity industry, affecting both consumers and organizations.
Hackers try to use victims’ processing power because that is what’s needed to create—or “mine”—virtual currencies.
In virtual currency mining, computers are used to make the complex calculations that verify a running ledger of all the transactions in virtual currencies around the world.
Industry experts first noted crypto-jacking as a threat in 2017, when virtual currency prices were skyrocketing to record highs.
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