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Pirate Bay Now Mines Cryptocurrency in Your Browser Without Consent
2017-10-12 13:30:16| Extremetech
The Pirate Bay is now mining cryptocurrencies on users' browsers, without their consent. We investigate how the system works, and which browsers are affected. The post Pirate Bay Now Mines Cryptocurrency in Your Browser Without Consent appeared first on ExtremeTech.
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Showtime Caught Mining Cryptocurrency With Viewers PCs
2017-09-28 17:25:30| Extremetech
Malware? Nope, Showtime apparently intended to do this by integrating the Coinhive mining API. The post Showtime Caught Mining Cryptocurrency With Viewers’ PCs appeared first on ExtremeTech.
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Showtime Websites Rigged to Mine Cryptocurrency
2017-09-27 00:07:11| PC Magazine Security Product Guide
The Coinhive code, which uses visitors' CPU power to mine the cryptocurrency Monero, was found on the CBS Corporation subsidiary's official site Showtime.com along with ShowtimeAnytime.com.
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New Malicious Ads Mine Cryptocurrency in Your Browser
2017-09-15 19:06:03| PC Magazine Security Product Guide
Why bother infecting a PC when you can profit from mining cryptocurrency while your victim browses the Internet?
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