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Cryptojacking spreads across the web

  • Written by Pranshu Bajpai, Security Researcher, PhD Candidate, Michigan State University
Is someone else making money on your computer?WICHAI WONGJONGJAIHAN/Shutterstock.com

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 offshoot of the rising popularity...

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