With the increasing popularity of virtual currencies, hackers are now putting malicious software on people's cell phones, TVs, smart refrigerators and using them to mine for digital money.
So-called "crypto-jacking" attacks have become a growing problem in the cybersecurity industry, affecting both consumers and organizations. Depending on the severity of the attack, victims may notice only a slight drop in processing power, often not enough for them to think it's a hacking attack. But that can add up to a lot of processing power over a period of months or if, say, a business's entire network of computers is affected.
https://phys.org/news/2018-06-smart-fridge-bitcoin-criminals.html#jCp
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So-called "crypto-jacking" attacks have become a growing problem in the cybersecurity industry, affecting both consumers and organizations. Depending on the severity of the attack, victims may notice only a slight drop in processing power, often not enough for them to think it's a hacking attack. But that can add up to a lot of processing power over a period of months or if, say, a business's entire network of computers is affected.
https://phys.org/news/2018-06-smart-fridge-bitcoin-criminals.html#jCp
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