‘Crypto-jacking’: Bitcoin rise prompts hackers to ditch ransomware for mining fraud

‘Crypto-jacking’: Bitcoin rise prompts hackers to ditch ransomware for mining fraud 12:45 Edited time: 22 Mar, 2018 12:53 Get short URL © Kacper Pempel / Reuters As bitcoin soared to the $20,000 mark last year, cyber-criminals increasingly turned their attention to cryptocurrency users. ‘Cryto-jacking’ cases catapulted in 2017 as cryptocurrency prices rose, according to new research.
The sky-rocketing value of some cryptocurrencies in 2017 apparently prompted hackers to move away from tried a…

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