{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Perseus Technologies","provider_url":"https:\/\/perseus.de\/en\/","title":"Cryptojacking: When the computer becomes a mine - Perseus Technologies","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"1hZdxElR8j\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perseus.de\/en\/cryptojacking-when-the-computer-becomes-a-mine\/\">Cryptojacking: When the computer becomes a mine<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/perseus.de\/en\/cryptojacking-when-the-computer-becomes-a-mine\/embed\/#?secret=1hZdxElR8j\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Cryptojacking: When the computer becomes a mine&#8221; &#8212; Perseus Technologies\" data-secret=\"1hZdxElR8j\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/perseus.de\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/perseus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cryptojacking-ewan-kennedy_unsplash_34a919b63f-600x339-1.jpg","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":339,"description":"The cryptocurrency Bitcoin has experienced a rapid boom in recent weeks: Within four weeks, its value doubled from $20,000 to briefly $42,000 \u2013 only to fall by $8,000 in one day. But it is not only the volatility of this digital currency that is worrying: In many ransomware attacks, the hackers demand their ransom in Bitcoins. Cybercriminals are also increasingly tapping into private computers and company networks to mine cryptocurrencies \u2013 without the owner of the computer noticing."}