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'Cryptojacking' rises by 8500% in 2017, Symantec report

The honeypot of cryptocurrencies is proving tempting for criminals.

Nathan Smith
Mon, 26 Mar 2018

An 8500% increase in anything is phenomenal but, when linked to the already fragile cryptocurrency technology, it’s a number worth paying attention to.

Yet it’s not the price that's rising, it’s the cybercrime.

A new report by Symantec shows cybercriminals are following the digital money (as

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Nathan Smith
Mon, 26 Mar 2018
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