Torrent downloaders discovered The Pirate Bay was mining for cryptocurrency in the background. The site had not explicitly told them what they were doing and sought their permission. The website is now using JavaScript from Crypto-Loot rather than Coinhive to mine its Monero. Ad blockers are increasingly adding support for blocking unwanted cryptomining code on webpages, whether the websites are upfront about what they are doing or not. Follow Graham Cluley on Twitter to read more of the exclusive content we post.”]
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