Cryptocurrency mining update
On 11 February 2018, the NCSC made a statement to reassure the public that, whilst some government websites had been affected by malware designed to illegally mine cryptocurrency, no one was at risk of having their money stolen. The only possible effect on users’ machines was reduced performance.
The NCSC then followed up with guidance detailing how a compromised third party JavaScript library called Browsealoud had caused visitors to websites with the…
Link: Weekly Threat Report 16th February 2018
Source: NCSC Reports
