Hackers hijack government website to mine crypto-cash

by Graham | Feb 12, 2018

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) took down its website after a warning that hackers were taking control of visitors’ computers to mine cryptocurrency.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-43025788

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Hackers hijack government website to mine crypto-cash

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