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McAfee Labs detects another malware for Monero-mining encryption

[ad_1] A new Russian malware designed to extract Monero from privacy-centric cryptocurrencies has been discovered by researchers at McAfee Labs, the latest malware for coin mining to be discovered in recent weeks. The malware, known as WebCobra, steals computing power from the affected devices, before extracting it silently for cryptocurrency …

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Time to separate encryption from Blockchain technology

[ad_2][ad_1]<div _ngcontent-c14 = "" innerhtml = " Getty Many people argue that cryptocurrencies are the revolution, not to mention technology. How can you blame them? They only started talking about blockchain and crypts during the bitcoin boom last year. I say, it is time that we know how to separate …

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As the environmental costs of mining encryption become known, professionals outweigh the disadvantages?

[ad_1] / Ultima / 2018/11 / as-environmental-costs-of-mining-crypto-become-the-pro-do-counterbalance-the-cons known / As the environmental costs of mining encryption become known, professionals outweigh the disadvantages? as-environmental-cost-of-mining-crypto-be-known-do-i-pro-offset-le-cons According to a research recently published, the energy needed to "extract" the value of a US dollar from the four major cryptocurrencies is more than twice the …

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