your gear can do amazing things for you, but what can it do for hackers?
Try this: make money.
It’s sneaky, strange and possibly genius.
Just because this happened on a deepfakes forum, don’t think this couldn’t happen to you.
It even has a name: cryptojacking.
And as far back as September, another security researcher found cryptojacking software on official Showtime internet websites.
Experts say two things have helped bring about this state of affairs.
“Cryptocurrency has helped it accelerate.”
Cryptojacking is only so harmful to its victims.
In essence, it slows computers way down, and potentially heats them up.
Just imagine that sad whining sound you hear when your gear’s fan has kicked into high gear.
Some web browsers block the malicious scripts.
It calls the feature “NoCoin.”
the company said in its announcement.
Victims of cryptojacking do tend to be dipping their toes into the shady end of the internet.
That’s because it takes a certain amount of processing power to make the fake videos.
But then again, other types of sites have fallen victim to the ploy too.
So basically, no one’s safe.
“There hasn’t really been a pattern to it,” Boyd said.
CNET en Espanol: Get all your tech news and reviews in Spanish.
