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Tag: cryptocurrency

  • Russian GTA V modder caught illegally mining Monero

    Russian GTA V modder caught illegally mining Monero

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    Each day, we become witnesses to the increasing popularity of the Monero cryptocurrency and the rising number of malware developers who seek to make quick money by forcing the PCs of regular users to mine Monero for their profit. The idea is simple, a script is added to the code of an application, a website…

  • Crypto-Loot – a new cryptojacking service

    Crypto-Loot – a new cryptojacking service

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    Crypto-Loot We have already written a couple of articles concerning a recently developed scheme for mining the Monero Cryptocurrency known as cryptojacking. The concept of this scheme is as follows: a JavaScript code is added to a website, a web service or an app such as a browser extension, which code commands the PC that…