Your Browser Could Be Mining Cryptocurrency For a Stranger

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There’s something new to add to your fun mental list of invisible internet dangers. Joining classic favorites like adware and spyware comes a new, tricky threat called “cryptojacking,” which secretly uses your laptop or mobile device to mine cryptocurrency when you visit an infected site.

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Story added 21. October 2017, content source with full text you can find at link above.