Your Browser Could Be Mining Cryptocurrency For a Stranger

Published: Oct. 23, 2017, 8:59 a.m.

There\u2019s something new to add to your fun mental list of invisible internet dangers. Joining classic favorites like adware and spyware comes a new, tricky threat called \u201ccryptojacking,\u201d which secretly uses your laptop or mobile device to mine cryptocurrency when you visit an infected site. Malicious miners aren\u2019t new in themselves, but cryptojacking has exploded in popularity over the past few weeks, because it offers a clever twist.