The Problem with Cryptojacking

Cryptojacking (‘krip-tō-‘ja-kiŋ) Leon Edler v. Swiping computer processing power through a web browser to illicitly mint cryptocurrency. People who streamed the TV drama Billions last fall may have been hit by some real-life financial chica­nery. While they watched, a rogue script on the Showtime website directed their PCs to engage in “mining” operations for a …