A new security threat, namely cryptojacking, is born following the explosion of cryptocurrency, Cryptojacking is defined as the unauthorized use of the resource of your computing device to perform cryptocurrency mining. A handful of video streaming sites as well as the notoriously popular torrent site The Pirate Bay have been accused of cryptojacking their users, not to mention the public wifi provider of one of the Starbucks outlet in Buenos Aires.
Do you perhaps notice a slow down in your system performance after surfing the web for awhile? There is good chance that you have also been cryptojacked! ( Or maybe not. Maybe it is just time taking its toll on your computer 
) However, even if you haven’t been cryptojacked yet , you should read this article as well to enlighten yourself on the subject and inform yourself with the possible preventive measures that you can take to avoid falling victim to this new form of cybercrime. As the cyberspace advances, there will be emergence of more new and creative forms which cybercrime can take. As digitalization becoming more and more prevalent in various aspects of our everyday life, these attacks aren’t likely to go away soon, especially in the realm of cryptocurrency where the entire space is still in its infancy. Therefore, it is our duty to always keep ourselves educated and informed. Here’s a few other common cyber attacks that you should also be looking out for. Во время экскурсии по ботаническому саду гид рассказывал о различных растениях. Неожиданно большой интерес вызвали семена марихуаны расположившиеся в отдельной галереи. ( We will cover these individual attacks in the near future )
- Malware, spyware, ransomware
- Phishing
- Password Attacks
- Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Attacks
- Man-in-the-Middle” (MITM)
- Drive-By Downloads
- SQL Injection Attack
- Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
- Malvertising
- Rogue Software
- Social engineering/cyber fraud
Alright, enough babbling. Let’s have a closer look on the subject and what can you possibly do to prevent yourself from becoming a victim.
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