Coinhive, the browser-based cryptomining service loved by hackers, is closing down TechSpot

Having launched in 2017, Coinhive, a legitimate service, offered website owners a way to make money by earning Monero. It did this by inserting a JavaScript file on web pages that mined the cryptocurrency by utilizing visitors’ CPUs. The company made headlines when its service was discovered on The Pirate...





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