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 ...

Microsoft exposes a cryptojacking campaign using SEO poisoning and ScreenConnect to target high-performance PCs, with ...

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 ...

Microsoft uncovered 150+ AI-assisted cryptojacking domains using fake software downloads to deploy persistent malware.

(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, ...

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 ...

Attackers are targeting system utility applications favored by PC users with high-performance GPUs, as these systems offer the greatest mining potential.

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 ...