CoffeeMiner hijacks public Wi-Fi users' browsing sessions to mine cryptocurrency

A researcher has published a proof-of-concept (PoC) project called CoffeeMiner which shows how threat actors can exploit public Wi-Fi networks to mine cryptocurrencies.

Last week, a software developer called Arnau disclosed research into how public networks offering access to the Internet can be harnessed to generate revenue for attackers.

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