For three days between March 25 and March 27, a malicious actor has poisoned an important advertising network and used its services to deliver a cryptojacking script to multiple websites, including ...

A change meant to improve Google Chrome performance will also indirectly impact cryptojacking scripts (in-browser cryptocurrency miners) and will severely reduce their efficiency. According to a ...

Cryptomining scripts could work in Microsoft Word files, opening up new possibilities for cryptojacking. JuralMin/Pixabay Security researchers have discovered cryptojacking scripts, which use ...

An adware bundle has been discovered which installs software to mine cryptocurrency on user PCs without their consent. Analysts from Bleeping Computer say that an adware bundle called FileTour has ...

Web-based cryptocurrency mining, also known as cryptojacking or drive-by mining, never stood a chance to become an alternative revenue stream or replace classic ads. According to new academic research ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. While cryptocurrency is changing the finance world in new and exciting ways, it's not all positive. Just like computers brought along all ...

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 ...

Cryptojacking, which exploded in popularity this fall, has an ostensibly worthy goal: Use an untapped resource to create an alternative revenue stream for games or media sites, and reduce reliance on ...

Official government websites in India ran crypto mining scripts without their owners' knowledge, the Economic Times reported Monday. Municipal government websites in the state of Andhra Pradesh, among ...

The digital age has brought about a myriad of transformative innovations, but as with any technological leap, certain adverse consequences have emerged. At the forefront of the cryptocurrency ...