Now web sites can "mine" altcoins on YOUR PC, when viewing web content.

Thread starter VirtualLarry
Start date Sep 27, 2017

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VirtualLarry

No Lifer

Sep 27, 2017

#1

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/showtime-coinhive-viewers-mine-cryptocurrency,35539.html

In JavaScript, no less.

Elixer

Lifer

Sep 27, 2017

#2

Yeah.... https://forums.anandtech.com/threads/browser-based-mining-trend.2519443/

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