Hackers hijacked millions of Malwarebytes devices over recent months to generate Monero cryptocurrency coins, according to Malwarebytes researchers. Mobile users are redirected to a page containing a CAPTCHA request to prove they are human and are advised that their browser will mine the cryptocurrency Monero to recover server costs incurred by bot traffic. Some of the compromised websites included thousands of government ones including those of the Information's Commissioner's Office, the United States Courts, the Queensland Government's legislation, Student Loans Company, NHS services and more. " Jerome Segura , lead malware intelligence analyst at Malwarebytes , estimated the scheme is only making a few thousand dollars each month, but this could quickly rise as cryptocurrencies gain value. More than 4,000 US , US and Australian websites were hijacked to mine cryptocurrency over the recent months .
Hackers hijacked millions of Malwarebytes devices over recent months to generate Monero cryptocurrency coins, according to Malwarebytes researchers. Mobile users are redirected to a page containing a CAPTCHA request to prove they are human and are advised that their browser will mine the cryptocurrency Monero to recover server costs incurred by bot traffic. Jerome Segura , lead malware intelligence analyst at Malwarebytes , estimated the scheme is only making a few thousand dollars each month, but this could quickly rise as cryptocurrencies gain value. More than 4,000 US , US and Australian websites were hijacked to mine cryptocurrency over the recent months .