Ever Heard Of Crypto-Jacking?

I was just reading the newspaper today when I stumbled upon a column about crypto-jacking. To be honest, I had never heard about this before and once I read it, I found it very useful.

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Crypto-jacking is a process of mining cryptocurrency on someone else's computer without their knowledge. They basically send you a link in email or through some other medium and once you click on that link, the virus gets installed on your computer and it will start mining crypto. But that crypto can be only accessed by those hackers.

If by any chance, your pc is affected, you might notice it slows down and drains a lot of electricity. If that is the case, consider taking your laptop for a check-up. They mine privacy coins as they bace less chance of getting a job.

It is said that crypto-jacking is on a decline as it is not much profitable but that doesn't mean you won't be attacked. Every one of us will be but if we are prepared, we can tackle the problem more efficiently.

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