If you’re concerned about cybersecurity, and you’re not up to speed on illicit crypto mining, aka ‘cryptojacking,’ then it’s time to get with the program. Cryptojacking is now more prevalent than ...

Coinhive, a service that allows websites to use their visitor’s computers to mine cryptocurrencies, is shutting down, ZDNet reports. All of the service’s in-browser mining scripts will stop working on ...

Hackers have injected hundreds of websites running the Drupal content management system with malicious software used to mine the cryptocurrency monero. This latest incident was uncovered by Troy ...

Right now, your computer might be using its memory and processor power – and your electricity – to generate money for someone else, without you ever knowing. It’s called “cryptojacking,” and it is an ...

The rise of cryptocurrency has resulted in a number of concerns. Yet while regulations and cryptocurrency hacks seem to be the primary worries, a new threat known as “cryptojacking” has entered the ...

Instances of cryptojacking malware have jumped more than 400 percent since last year, a new report finds. A collaborative group of cybersecurity researchers called the Cyber Threat Alliance (CTA) ...

Cryptojacking malware is already losing its appeal to cyber criminals as some users of the illicit cryptocurrency-mining software begin to realise that it isn't as simple a means of making a quick ...

Cryptojacking makes your devices mine cryptocurrency for hackers, consuming resources and risking privacy. To combat cryptojacking, disable JavaScript and use ad-blockers; install anti-malware and ...

Citing miner-attrition from “forks” and declining crypto prices, CoinHive, an in-browser crypto mining software service favored by malicious cryptojackers, will be shutting down in March, ZDNet ...

Right now, your computer might be using its memory and processor power — and your electricity — to generate money for someone else, without you ever knowing. It’s called “cryptojacking,” and it is an ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Right now, your computer might be using its memory and processor power—and ...