New malicious ads mine crypto currency in your browser

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The ultimate goal of malware writers and distributors is to make money. The easier it is to do that the better, and if it's possible without having to hack and infect PCs, all the better. And it looks as though cybercriminals have figured out how to do just that through a combination of JavaScript and cryptocurrency mining.

Security vendor ESET discovered this new technique in some JavaScript files. What the cybercriminals do is buy traffic from an advertising network and use that to distribute the malicious adverts (known as malvertising). The JavaScript they contain utilizes the victim's computer resources to mine cryptocurrency. This slows down their system due to the extra load, which the user is sure to notice.
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Read more at the source: PCMag

Reddit threads on piratebay ads mining crypto currency:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/70e2cq/piratebay_using_vistors_to_mine_coins/

https://www.reddit.com/r/thepiratebay/comments/70aip7/100_cpu_on_all_8_threads_while_visiting_tpb/

Use medium mode in Ublock Origin to stop such scripts from running
https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-medium-mode
 
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