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Secret Bitcoin mining code added to e-sports software sparks outrage

Competitive video gaming community E-Sports Entertainment Association secretly updated its client software with Bitcoin-mining code that tapped players’ computers to mint more than $3,600 worth of the digital currency. The admission by co-founder and league administrator Eric lpkane Thunberg came amid complaints from users that their ESEA-supplied software was generating antivirus warnings, computer crashes, and other problems. ESEA has published a post titled “Bitcoin Fiasco” that apologizes to users and attempts to explain how the secret code was added.”]

Source: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/05/secret-bitcoin-mining-software-added-to-video-game-sparks-outrage/

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