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Cryptocurrency Miners: How to Shield Browsers From Bad Guys
2018-02-15 11:48

Browsealoud Subversion Points To Larger Trust Issues With Third-Party CodeAttackers recently snuck cryptomining code onto thousands of websites by inserting it into a third-party accessibility plug-in called Browsealoud. Web specifications designed to guard against these types of rogue actions by third-party code libraries already exist. Why aren't more sites using them?


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