CoffeeMiner hijacks public Wi-Fi users' browsing sessions to mine cryptocurrency

in coffeeminer •  7 years ago 

A researcher has published a proof-of-concept (PoC) project called CoffeeMiner which shows how threat actors can exploit public Wi-Fi networks to mine cryptocurrencies.

Last week, a software developer called Arnau disclosed research into how public networks offering access to the Internet can be harnessed to generate revenue for attackers.

Read More Here: http://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-hack-public-wi-fi-to-mine-for-cryptocurrency/

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