Symantec report: instances of cryptojacking rose 8,500% in Q4 2017, partly due to easy-to-operate coin mining apps, coin mining up 34,000% in 2017 (Shannon Liao/The Verge)

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Symantec report: instances of cryptojacking rose 8,500% in Q4 2017, partly due to easy-to-operate coin mining apps, coin mining up 34,000% in 2017  —  Where the money is, the thieves will follow  —  Instances of computers hijacked to mine cryptocurrency, a practice known as cryptojacking …

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