Cryptomining Malware On The Rise
Cryptojacking refers to remotely accessing someone else’s computer or mobile without his or her consent for mining cryptocurrencies. The hacker either hacks a website attaching crypto-mining malware codes in the form of Javascript or drops the malware to someone’s computer/mobile through a link. The malware gets activated once the user accesses to the infected websites or open the link sent by the hacker.
Pune-based IT security solutions provider Quick Heal, today, revealed that it has detected more than 3 Mn cryptojacking hits between January and May 2018.