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Sunday, February 11, 2018

Government websites fall prey to cryptocurrency mining hijack

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It's not just private companies' websites falling victim to cryptocurrency mining hijacks. Security consultant Scott Helme and the Register have discovered that intruders compromised over 4,200 sites with Coinhive's notorious Monero miner, many of t... http://ift.tt/2EjxwKL

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