Security News > 2018 > April > Google to purge cryptomining extensions from Chrome Web Store
2018-04-03 14:38
In a bid to prevent Chrome users’ computers being covertly used for cryptocurrency mining, Google will try to purge the Chrome Web Store of extensions that hijack machines’ CPU resources to do just that. Announced changes “Until now, Chrome Web Store policy has permitted cryptocurrency mining in extensions as long as it is the extension’s single purpose, and the user is adequately informed about the mining behavior,” Extensions Platform Product Manager James Wagner explained. “Unfortunately, … More → The post Google to purge cryptomining extensions from Chrome Web Store appeared first on Help Net Security.
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