Cryptocurrency Mining Scripts Now Run Even After You Close Your Browser

Some websites have found using a simple yet effective technique to keep their cryptocurrency mining javascript secretly running in the background even when you close your web browser.

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Learn Ethereum Development – Build Decentralized Blockchain Apps

As of today — 1 Bitcoin = $7300 USD (Approx 471,000 INR)

At the beginning of this year, 1 Bitcoin was approximately equal to $1000, and now it has surged to a new height, marking its market capitalization at over $124 billion.

Is it really too late to invest in Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies like Ethereum?

For those wondering if they have missed the money-making boat, the answer is—NO,

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Cybercrime’s Cryptocurrency Gold Rush: Going Strong!

Cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin are becoming more popular, but that means cybercriminals are embracing the potential of cryptocurrency as well.

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Network Attacks Containing Cryptocurrency CPU Mining Tools Grow Sixfold

IBM Managed Security Services (MSS) detected a sixfold increase in attacks involving embedded CPU mining tools between January and August 2017.

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The Pirate Bay Caught Running Browser-Based Cryptocurrency Miner

The world’s popular torrent download website, The Pirate Bay, has again been in a new controversy—this time over secretly planting an in-browser cryptocurrency miner on its website that utilizes its visitors’ CPU processing power in order to mine digital currencies.

The Pirate Bay is the most popular and most visited file-sharing website predominantly used to share copyrighted material free of

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