cryptojacking
Unauthorized crypto mining
Cryptojacking is the unauthorized use of someone else's computer to mine cryptocurrency.
Malicious code runs secretly in the background, hijacking processing power to generate coins for the attacker while the victim pays for electricity and suffers degraded performance: The website was shut down after users discovered cryptojacking scripts embedded in its pages.
Extracting earth's resources
- hashrateCryptographic calculations per second
- BitcoinPeer-to-peer electronic cash
- browserWeb access program
- scriptWritten words for performance
CPU · GPU · resources · electricity · processing · computation · injection · JavaScript
Notable act or abuse
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
- malwareHarmful computer programs
- botnetRemotely controlled infected computers
- drive-byAttack from passing vehicle
malvertising · compromised · infection · payload · victim · hijack · intrusion · breach
Intentionally concealed
- undetectableImpossible to notice
- hiddenKept out of sight
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
- backgroundOne's formative experiences
persistent · fileless · obfuscated · evasion · clandestine · stealthy · invisible · disguised
Illegal digital conduct
- unauthorizedNot officially permitted
- illegalForbidden by statute
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- violationBreaking of rules
theft · fraud · criminal · illicit · law-enforcement · charges · conviction · legislation
Reduction in pace
- overheatingBecoming dangerously warm
- fanAdmirer or air mover
- performanceCarrying out a task
- degradationDecline in condition
battery · drain · lag · unresponsive · throttling · crash · freeze · noise
Act of finding something
- antivirusMalware detection program
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- firewallNetwork access control system
- endpointFinal point reached
patch · security · mitigation · blocking · scanning · alerting · cybersecurity
mining
Extracting earth's resources
- hashrateCryptographic calculations per second
- BitcoinPeer-to-peer electronic cash
- browserWeb access program
script · CPU · GPU · resources · electricity · processing · computation · injection · JavaScript · background
exploit
Notable act or abuse
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
- malwareHarmful computer programs
- botnetRemotely controlled infected computers
drive-by · malvertising · compromised · infection · payload · victim · hijack · intrusion · breach · campaign
covert
Intentionally concealed
- undetectableImpossible to notice
- hiddenKept out of sight
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
background · persistent · fileless · obfuscated · evasion · clandestine · stealthy · invisible · disguised · silent
cybercrime
Illegal digital conduct
- unauthorizedNot officially permitted
- illegalForbidden by statute
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
violation · theft · fraud · criminal · illicit · law-enforcement · charges · conviction · legislation
slowdown
Reduction in pace
- overheatingBecoming dangerously warm
- fanAdmirer or air mover
- performanceCarrying out a task
degradation · battery · drain · lag · unresponsive · throttling · crash · freeze · noise · heat
detection
Act of finding something
- antivirusMalware detection program
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- firewallNetwork access control system
endpoint · patch · security · mitigation · blocking · scanning · alerting · cybersecurity
- cyber threatsmalware, phishing, hacking, virus, ransomware
- cyberattacksmalware, phishing, ransomware, hack, virus
- cybercrimehacking, phishing, malware, ransomware, data breach
- cybercrimeshacking, phishing, malware, ransomware, data breach
- Cyberthreatsmalware, phishing, ransomware, hacking, viruses
- crypto crimesrug pull, exit scam, pump and dump, Ponzi scheme, phishing
cryptojackingransomware
Hostage-taking code
DDoS attack · phishing · data breach · malware · spyware
crypto, hijacking, decrypt, encryption, encrypt, cryptography, decryption, cryptology, cryptocurrency