The value of cryptocurrencies is on the rise, but so are the risks from hackers
Cryptocurrencies are continuing to increase in value. The most popular of these currencies,Bitcoin, recently broke the $6,000 mark. Unfortunately, this recent boom has inspired anew breed of malwaredesigned to help hackers harvest Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Many websites now unknowingly containin code which will secretly use a visitor’s computer to mine cryptocurrencies. The code is usually written in Javascript and inserted into sites which employ poor security or have fallen victim to software bugs....