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Who and what is Coinhive?
Multiple security firms recently identified cryptocurrency mining service Coinhive as the top malicious threat to Web users, thanks to the tendency for Coinhive’s computer code to be used on hacked Web sites to steal the processing power of its visitors’ devices. This post looks at how Coinhive vaulted to the top of…
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Security & PrivacyCrypto & Blockchain2018
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2018 | Who and what is Coinhive? by andimm | 143 | 44 |
Cited in comments
Linked from 7 Hacker News comments by 6 different people, from Mar 2018 to Aug 2026.
Most recent:
- supriyo-biswas · Aug 31, 2026
- lurkshark · May 28, 2025
- cookiengineer · Aug 5, 2024
- reducesuffering · Jan 12, 2022
- whyever · Mar 29, 2018
- lawl · Mar 28, 2018
