[2018-08-25] Hackers Still Cryptojack Smartphones to Mine for Cryptos, Security

[Vladdirescu87]

Even though mining for cryptos such as Bitcoin, Monero, Ethereum and other giant Cryptos may call for asignificant investment in hardware and power, cryptojacking is a cheaper alternative. An information Technology expert from Wavestone, Gerome Billois, explained that to hijack an IoT device involves hacking an internet server and installing malware created to mine cryptos from the individual’s smartphone or computer.

Read the details in the article of Coinidol dot com, the world blockchain news outlet: https://coinidol.com/hackers-cryptoj...e-for-cryptos/

[InvoKing]

You cannot even copy paste correctly! What's wrong with you? Hopefully this isn't a duplicated topic as usual (or isn't it?)
FTFY https://coinidol.com/hackers-cryptojack-smartphones-to-mine-for-cryptos/

Although usually, it may just decelerate smartphone functionality, ESET revealed that on certain Android devices, it could even cause the battery to "swell and bloat" and thus lead to physical damage to the whole smartphone

Great... They have to hack thousands of phones to collect few dollars...so random.