Olde Hornet
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https://www.techspot.com/news/72865-opera-adds-cryptojacking-prevention-feature-mobile-browsers.html
Last September, it was discovered that The Pirate Bay had integrated a browser mining service, provided by Coinhive, into its website. The system used visitors’ CPU power to mine Monero without their knowledge. It was later found that other sites, whether by choice or through hacks, were also using this drive-by mining technique, including Showtime.com and its streaming site, ShowtimeAnytime.com.
While there are several browser extensions and add-ons available for Firefox and Google Chrome to prevent cryptojacking, Opera went a step further and introduced an official setting in its browser that blocks the practice.
Last September, it was discovered that The Pirate Bay had integrated a browser mining service, provided by Coinhive, into its website. The system used visitors’ CPU power to mine Monero without their knowledge. It was later found that other sites, whether by choice or through hacks, were also using this drive-by mining technique, including Showtime.com and its streaming site, ShowtimeAnytime.com.
While there are several browser extensions and add-ons available for Firefox and Google Chrome to prevent cryptojacking, Opera went a step further and introduced an official setting in its browser that blocks the practice.