Google Bans Cryptocurrency Mining Extensions on Chrome Web
Google Bans Cryptocurrency Mining Extensions From Chrome Web Store . In an effort to prevent cryptojacking by extensions that maliciously mine digital currencies without users' awareness, Google has implemented a new Web Store policy that bans any Chrome extension submitted to the Web Store that mines .Over the past few months, we have seen a sudden rise in malicious extensions that appear to offer useful functionality, while embedding hidden mining scripts that run in the background without the user's knowledge. Last month, cryptocurrency miners were even found in a Russian nuclear weapons lab and on thousands of government websites. In January, cryptocurrency mining malware also infected more than half-million PCs.Until now, only those mining extensions were allowed on the Chrome Web Store that are solely intended for mining, and explicitly informed users about its working and revenue model. If the company finds any mining extension developers submitted was not in ...