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Crypto-cash mining software malware - BBC website article

Started by ssfc72, October 09, 2017, 06:04:54 AM

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ssfc72

An interesting article about hackers putting crypto-cash software on many websites, to earn themselves crypto-cash.
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-41518351
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You gotta' hand it to these miscreants and scammers, they sure find creative ways of making money. At least this one doesn't directly rip people off though I imagine a few sites have probably ended up paying ridiculous data overages.
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