If your computer is slow.. Beware: Hackers turn machines into machines for mining bitcoin-forming

in #bitcoin7 years ago

Over the past year, the value of the bit coin has risen by about 1000 percent, so it is not surprising to be an attractive target for pirates, which is from which the experts cautioned, as it has spread over the past period a process called cryptojacking, in which cyber criminals dominate internet networks and devices Computer for use in e-currency mining.

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According to the British Daily Mail, one of the recent prominent targets is the general Wi-Fi of a renowned international café, where a suspicious code has been found, which converts users ' devices into currency mining machines.

Dinkin Noah, chief executive officer of the Stensul, raised the alarm after a visit to one of these cafes, finding that anyone connected to the cafe's Wi-Fi was at risk of converting his device into a digital currency manufacturing tool.

He wrote on Twitter to tweet: "Did you know that the reason for delaying Wi-Fi services is 10 seconds when you start connecting, it may be because of the mining of the computer using the client's laptop?

The global coffee chain has taken the necessary action immediately and has called on the Wi-Fi to remove the malicious code.

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