New drive-by cryptocurrency mining scheme persists after you exit your browser window

Researchers have identified a new cryptomining scheme that persists, eating up your CPU resources, even after you leave the compromised website that triggered it.

A practice referred to as drive-by cryptomining has increasingly attracted attention in recent months as a relatively new way for bad actors to generate cryptocurrency.

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