(in)Secure is a weekly column that dives into the rapidly escalating topic of cybersecurity. Making money from mining cryptocurrencies isn’t just something that people do with their own hardware, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cyber-crooks are always looking for new means of making money and, for much of the last two years, ransomware was the cyber-attack of choice for those looking to quickly make money. Recently, however, ...

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 ...

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 ...