It has been a while since cryptojacking made media headlines. This nefarious activity allows criminals to exploit website visitors’ computing resources to mine cryptocurrencies without consent. A new report by Troy Mursch suggests Coinhive’s code is active on close to 400 websites. In most cases, this code was injected by criminals, rather than by the site owners. Cryptojacking Remains a big Problem Anyone who has paid attention to developments in the cryptocurrency industry this past year will have come across the term cryptojacking. Originally referred to as “in-browser mining”, the concept has quickly become a favorite tool among criminals. By injecting mining codePowered by WPeMatico
