Published
5 years ago on
July 04, 2018
“Hackers add an obfuscated javascript code into hacked websites, which dynamically injects an invisible iframe (1×1 pixel) into the webpage as soon as it is loaded on the visitor's web browser. Since the URL shortener loads using the hidden iFrame is invisible, noticing it on a web page will be quite difficult. The infected webpage then automatically starts mining until the Coinhive short-link service redirects the user to the original URL.â€Moreover: “Once the required number of hashes have been achieved, the link behind the short-URLs further redirects the user back to the same page in an attempt to start the mining process once again, where the site visitor would trick into thinking that the web page has only been refreshed.†See more from The Hacker News here- https://thehackernews.com/2018/07/coinhive-shortlink-crypto-mining.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheHackersNews+%28The+Hackers+News+-+Security+Blog%29 Or, via this short link- https://tinyurl.com/thisisnotacryptojackinglink (we promise that the short link is not going to enable a malicious miner!) It is of course very important that we are aware of this sort of activity. Unfortunately, these sorts of links are very hard to detect, so, as ever, if you notice your browser running slowly, or things on your machine don’t seem to be up to scratch, please bear in mind malicious mining. It is a real threat, one which we need to protect yourselves from. Keep your Antivirus software up to date and be vigilant online, that’s our best advice at least.
