[Ads-l] It is, to me: "Cryptojacking is nothing new."

Barretts Mail mail.barretts at GMAIL.COM
Tue Jan 30 05:59:06 UTC 2018


On October 21, 2017, I reported cryptojacking (23 September 2017) and  cryptojacker (20 October). BB


> On 29 Jan 2018, at 14:06, Wilson Gray <hwgray at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> "For the unaware, _cryptojacking_ typically involves unscrupulous website
> owners or advertisers using JavaScript code to take advantage of a website
> visitor's CPU power to mine cryptocurrency in the background, without their
> knowledge or consent."
> 
> goo.gl/53BWCS
> 
> This seems to be a development based on _in-browser cryptocurrency-mining_.
> 
> goo.gl/GgKNTV

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