In the past year or so, many cybercriminals have turned to cryptojacking as an easier and more low-key approach for “earning” money.
While the value of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Monero has been declining for a while now and Coinhive, the most popular in-browser mining service, has stopped working, cryptojacking is still a considerable threat. After all, attackers need to expand very little effort and are using someone else’s resources for free.