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2018-02-13 Science & Technology

US, UK government websites among thousands infected with crypto-mining malware: Report

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Posted by trailing wife 2018-02-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 The tainted version of Browsealoud caused inserted software for mining the digital currency Monero to run on computers that visited infected sites

Which is why I always sandbox my browser.

Posted by C. the Imp. 2018-02-13 06:35|| 2018-02-13 06:35|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm running Brave

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2018-02-13 07:02|| 2018-02-13 07:02|| Front Page Top

#3 That is a good one. On Linux I run Firejail.

Posted by C. the Imp. 2018-02-13 07:05|| 2018-02-13 07:05|| Front Page Top

#4 Three really useful comments. Thanks. Sandboxie's website has a lot of useful information located in one place.

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2018-02-13 13:12|| 2018-02-13 13:12|| Front Page Top

#5 Whisky Mike,
I am at a loss for why browsers don't come with sandboxing built-in.

"Admiral Rogers to the white courtesy phone."

Posted by S. Thaick9166 2018-02-13 13:20|| 2018-02-13 13:20|| Front Page Top

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