Hackers are misusing Google’s DoubleClick ad platform on YouTube to access users’ computers to mine cryptocurrency, security research firm Trend Micro reported on Friday. After closely examining the network traffic, we discovered that the traffic came from DoubleClick advertisements,” said the Trend Micro report. Google’s responseGoogle acknowledged that misusing of its ad platforms for mining cryptocurrency was a new challenge for the company. “Mining cryptocurrency through ads is a relatively new form of abuse that violates our policies and one that we’ve been monitoring actively. One can also consider using Opera browser that recently added Bitcoin mining protection feature to prevent “cryptojacking” or “cryptocurrency mining.”

Source: Hindustan Times January 27, 2018 09:33 UTC