Cryptojacking attack hits Australian government websites
by Naaman Zhou from Technology | The Guardian on (#3FNKV)
Hackers used plug-in to force computers to secretly mine cryptocurrency
A series of Australian government websites, including the Victorian parliament's, have been compromised by malware that forces visitors' computers to secretly mine cryptocurrency, as part of a worldwide security breach.
The process, known as cryptojacking, forces a user's computer to mine cryptocurrency without their permission, generating profits for the hacker.
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