cyber trends
Cryptojacking will continue to be
in the headlines smartphones to take advantage of the
CPU power to mine cryptocurrency.
Cryptocurrency mining has increased
both as a topic of interest and activity
as cryptocurrency usage has grown
exponentially in the last few years. Cybercriminals infect victims’ phones
and smartphones with malware, which
uses the CPU power of the device to
mine cryptocurrency, with the profits
being directed back into the wallet of the
attacker. The attack is not easy to detect
because aside from the heavy use of the
PC fan and driving up the energy cost of
using the computer, cryptojacking doesn’t
make itself obvious. An average victim
Nowadays, it is impossible to see any
technology news feed without articles
on cryptocurrency and Blockchain.
Cryptojacking is a way for cybercriminals
take over the computing devices and
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Ashraf Sheet, Regional Director, Middle East
and Africa at Infoblox
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