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Chrome Extension with 100,000 Users Caught Pushing Cryptocurrency Miner | #Coinhive #CryptoJacking | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it

From www.bleepingcomputer.com - January 1, 2018 9:58 AM

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A Chrome extension with over 105,000 users has been deploying an in-browser cryptocurrency miner to unsuspecting users for the past few weeks.

The extension does not ask for user permission before hijacking their CPUs to mine Monero all the time the Chrome browser is open.

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https://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?&tag=Coinhive

https://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?&tag=crypto-currency

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From www.zdnet.com - January 28, 2015 5:53 AM

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A backdoor has been discovered in popular consumer drones which can hijack your favorite new flying toy.

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- http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?tag=Maldrone

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From www.net-security.org - January 28, 2015 6:35 AM

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A recent incident at the White House showed that small aerial vehicles (drones) present a specific security problem.

While in this particular case the actual danger turned out to be non-existent, the fact that these devices can be hijacked and misused for malicious purposes is something that the manufacturers will have to think about very soon.

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- http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?tag=Maldrone

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ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet

Chrome Extension with 100,000 Users Caught Pushing Cryptocurrency Miner | #Coinhive #CryptoJacking

Maldrone: Malware which hijacks your personal drone | CyberSecurity

Hijacking drones with malware