Have you ever noticed your computer or phone being extremely slow while browsing the web?
Apparently some sites can run scripts to hijack your device’s CPUs to mine cryptocurrency. [Gizmodo]
Thousands of websites are starting to add cryptocurrency mining scripts which significantly reduce battery life by executing code in background on your device.
Now even YouTube serves ads with CPU-draining cryptocurrency miners. [Ars Technica]
The good news is that the latest version of 1Blocker ensures that you are not affected.