https://www.neowin.net/news/tag/coinhive/ Neowin News Feed for: Coinhive en-us Neowin Ignition News editor@neowin.net (Managing Editor) developers@neowin.net (Neowin Developers) 5 https://www.neowin.net/images/pegasus/icon.png https://www.neowin.net https://www.neowin.net/news/thousands-of-websites-hit-by-cryptocurrency-mining-malware/ <div style="float:left;margin-right:10px;"><img src="https://cdn.neowin.com/news/images/uploaded/2014/12/shutterstock_173169080_medium.jpg" alt="" /></div>More than 4,000 websites were affected by a cryptojacking attack that exploited an assistive technology browser plugin. Several prominent government websites worldwide were among the affected. <a href="https://www.neowin.net/news/thousands-of-websites-hit-by-cryptocurrency-mining-malware/">Read more...</a> Gabriel Nunes Mon, 12 Feb 2018 12:54:02 +0000 https://www.neowin.net/news/thousands-of-websites-hit-by-cryptocurrency-mining-malware/ @_nunesgh https://www.neowin.net/news/youtube-ads-hijacked-visitors-computers-to-mine-cryptocurrency/ <div style="float:left;margin-right:10px;"><img src="https://cdn.neowin.com/news/images/uploaded/2018/01/1516306378_youtube1_medium.jpg" alt="" /></div>The popularity of cryptocurrencies has been rising at a feverish pace. While it takes quite a bit of resources to mine, it looks like others are turning to less reputable ways to mine the currency. <a href="https://www.neowin.net/news/youtube-ads-hijacked-visitors-computers-to-mine-cryptocurrency/">Read more...</a> Timi Cantisano Sat, 27 Jan 2018 03:51:46 +0000 https://www.neowin.net/news/youtube-ads-hijacked-visitors-computers-to-mine-cryptocurrency/ @timicantisano