How to Prevent Your Browser Being Hijacked for Cryptocurrency Mining
As cryptocurrencies have skyrocketed in popularity over the past year or so, related industries have also seen a boom. Cryptocurrency- and blockchain-related startups have launched left and right, supported in many cases by initial coin offerings earning millions of dollars. And digital currency mining operations have proliferated as well. Reports have swirled about website owners harnessing the CPU power of their visitors in order to run their own cryptocurrency mining scripts without the Internet users’ knowledge or consent. Here are a few ways to help prevent websites from taking your CPU power without you knowing.