What Is Cryptojacking And How To Prevent It?

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• Cryptojacking

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What is Cryptojacking

• Cryptojacking is a form of cyber attack in which
  a hacker hijacks a target's processing power in
  order to mine cryptocurrency on the hacker's
  behalf.

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Two ways in which Crptojacking is happening these
days

• Hackers hacking websites with good traffic
• Malicious hackers are hacking websites
  with heavy traffic to put their mining scripts on
  those websites.
• Online businesses using cryptojacking tools
  deliberately
• Large online businesses are also using
  mining scripts to generate alternative
  monetization techniques for their businesses.

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How to detect cryptojacking

• Slow CPU Performance
• Systems Oveheating
• High processor on your device
• cryptojacking can affect your organization
  despite your best efforts to stop it.

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Responding To Cryptojacking

• Once a web-based attack is detected, you should
  follow these steps
• Kill the browser tab running the crypto mining
  script
• The websites URL can then be
  noted and blocked
• through the companys web filters.
• To check browser extensions
• This is done to remove extensions that are not
  needed and those that may have been infected with
  the mining script.

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How to prevent Cryptojacking

• Install an ad-blocking or anti-cryptomining
  extension on web browsers.
• Use endpoint protection that is capable of
  detecting known crypto miners.
• Keep your web filtering tools up to date.
• Maintain browser extensions. 
• Use a mobile device management (MDM) solution to
  better control whats on users devices. 

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