8 Nov
2017
8 Nov
'17
8:58 p.m.
On Tue, 31 Oct 2017 11:13:38 +1300, I wrote:
Noticed your machine getting slow after visiting certain websites? They could be running cryptocurrency miners in your browser.
A researcher has tallied close to 2,500 sites doing this sort of thing now--seemingly without the knowledge or consent of their owners. <https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/11/drive-by-cryptomining-that-drains-cpus-picks-up-steam-with-aid-of-2500-sites/>