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Title: Cryptojacking affects Macs on a large scale
Post by: HCK on June 10, 2023, 04:05:17 pm
Cryptojacking affects Macs on a large scale

When decentralized digital currencies entered the scene, online payments made a huge step forward due to small transaction fees and a higher degree of privacy delivered by the cryptographic layer. As things started booming in this ecosystem, cybercriminals managed to find and occupy their own niche in it. Surreptitious mining of cryptocurrency is at the forefront of these shenanigans, and it is steadily rising on the Mac arena these days.
Source: Cryptojacking affects Macs on a large scale (https://macsecurity.net/view/171-cryptojacking-affects-macs-on-a-large-scale)