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CoinHive crypto-mining service announces shutdown

CoinHive offers a JavaScript miner for the Monero blockchain that users can embed in in in their website. Visitors to the website automatically turn into miners, and the script essentially hijacks their CPU to start mining Monero. Hackers have used the tool to turn websites into mining machines for their own crypto-wallets. The service will remain open until March 8, or just over a week from now. Customers will be able to withdraw their funds until April 30, the company says.”]

Source: https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/coinhive-crypto-mining-service-announces-shutdown/

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