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Crypto Mining Apps Now Banned on Google Play Store

Posted on August 2, 2018August 6, 2018 by Damien

Google’s periodical policy review on the Google Play Store has resulted in a complete ban on apps that have cryptocurrency mining as their main application….

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Apple Officially Bans Crypto Mining on iOS Devices

Posted on June 21, 2018July 3, 2018 by Damien

Apple has already been battling issues related to battery usage on its iPhones, as reported by the phone users on various counts, and has been…

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Google No Longer Allows Crypto-Mining Extensions in the Chrome Web Store

Posted on April 10, 2018 by Damien

The resistance to mining of cryptocurrencies appears to be growing among major stakeholders. While some governments have been worried about the excess consumption of electricity…

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Over 4K Sites Found to be Infected with Crypto-Mining Malware

Posted on February 15, 2018February 28, 2018 by Damien

Hackers appear to have succeeded in mounting a massive attack that results in the cryptocurrency Monero being secretly mined, without users knowing it. The shocking…

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Some Websites are Using Your CPU to Mine Cryptocurrency

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Damien

Attackers are now increasingly running background cryptocurrency mining software on hundreds of websites, especially on the most popular file-sharing platforms. According to Trend Micro security…

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