- Porn sites become favorite sites infiltrated by crypto cryptocurrency program, such as Bitcoin and Etherum. The findings were announced by Beijing security firm 360NetLab. Previously, cryptocurrency minerals were known to work by hacking into devices, through a number of fake applications. Based on 360NetLab data, of the 658 most visited sites and contains cryptocurrency minerals, 49 percent are sites containing adult content (containing pornography).
Quoted KompasTekno from Digital Trend, Monday (12/2/2018), type of cryptocurrency miner tool that is often found is Coinhive, the figure was recorded up to 57 percent. While the rest is filled by tools Jsecoin, Webmine, and Cryptoloot
Just like the previous mode, the tool of the program is downloaded automatically when the user visits a particular site. When downloaded, the program will use the user's device to mine crypto currency. As a result, the performance of the computer while online is declining.
Judging from the legal perspective, the infiltration of cryptocurrency miner programs in a number of porn sites is not illegal. Because some sites claim that crypto currency miners are funding their pages by subscribing to ads. While the miner's machine is part of the advertising program.
The site owner also added that in order to download a program of currency miners, permission from the device owner is required. If visitors can log in to the site, then they have allowed it.
Thus, it is not categorized as unlawful malware
Cases of malware in the form of crypto currency miner program began appearing since September 2017 ago. The number is experiencing a jump in January 2017. Even so, this disorder can still be handled with the help of antivirus that is always updated