The sudden rise of browser-based cryptojacking in recent months

From en.secnews.gr

browser-based cryptojacking

The browser-based cryptocurrency mining, known as cryptojacking has returned for good the last two months (since June).

In the report Threat Landscape Trends report for Q2 2020, the American company security Symantec said that cryptojacking increased by 163%, compared to previous quarters.

The rise of this attack surprised many security experts who thought that cryptojacking was almost gone.

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