Government websites hijacked by cryptocurrency-mining malware
https://www.cnet.com/news/government-websites-ico-hijacked-by-cryptocurrency-monero-mining-malware/
A security researcher discovered a handful of government websites in the US, UK and Australia had been compromised on Sunday by malware aiming to take control of visitors' computers to mine cryptocurrency.
Researcher Scott Helme reported over 4,000 websites, including the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the General Medical Council and some NHS websites, were affected by the problem.
Government websites hijacked by cryptocurrency-mining malware
Feb 12, 2018, 12:19pm UTC
https://www.cnet.com/news/government-websites-ico-hijacked-by-cryptocurrency-monero-mining-malware/
>A security researcher discovered a handful of government websites in the US, UK and Australia had been compromised on Sunday by malware aiming to take control of visitors' computers to mine cryptocurrency.
>Researcher Scott Helme reported over 4,000 websites, including the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the General Medical Council and some NHS websites, were affected by the problem.