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Cryptojacking

Cryptojacking is a type of cybercrime where malware secretly hijacks your computer’s processing power to mine cryptocurrency without your knowledge or permission. Cryptocurrency mining involves solving complex mathematical problems to validate transactions on the blockchain, which demands significant computing resources?resources stolen from the victim’s device in a cryptojacking attack.

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