27-01-2018 13:48 via feeds.slashgear.com

YouTube ads hacked to mine cryptocurrency via visitors’ CPUs

Cryptocurrency has become a hot topic over the last several months, and one of the frustrating trends growing alongside it is the practice of websites secretly using visitors’ CPUs through the browser to mine digital currency. While some websites do this intentionally as an alternate method of funding, other times it’s invasive ad networks using plugins to take advantage of … Continue reading
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