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September 16, 2017 07:10 pm -04
Piracy websites can't really depend on ads, so how do they make money? By using your PC's processor cycles, apparently -- whether you want to or not. Visitors to The Pirate Bay have discovered JavaScript code in the website that 'borrows' your proc...
Original Link: https://www.engadget.com/2017/09/16/pirate-bay-hijacks-cpus-for-digital-currency-mining/
Pirate Bay 'borrows' visitor CPUs to mine virtual coins
Piracy websites can't really depend on ads, so how do they make money? By using your PC's processor cycles, apparently -- whether you want to or not. Visitors to The Pirate Bay have discovered JavaScript code in the website that 'borrows' your proc...Original Link: https://www.engadget.com/2017/09/16/pirate-bay-hijacks-cpus-for-digital-currency-mining/
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