YouTube caught out by coin-mining adverts

Krusty · Jan 29, 2018

YouTube has been briefly caught out by adverts that sought to mine valuable crypto-coins using visitors' computers.

The malicious adverts were spotted by security firm Trend Micro, which watches crypto-cash malware.

The adverts included computer code that helped them mine the Monero crypto-currency.

The rapid rise in the value of crypto-coins has prompted many cyber-crime gangs to try and cash in by using innocent machines to generate the cash.
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http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-42858406

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