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Cryptojacking refers to the unauthorized usage of another person's computer to mine cryptocurrency. This process is usually done without the knowledge of the victim.<ref>https://www.csoonline.com/article/3253572/what-is-cryptojacking-how-to-prevent-detect-and-recover-from-it.html</ref>

Cryptojacking refers to the unauthorized usage of another person's computer to mine [[cryptocurrency]]. This process is usually done without the knowledge of the victim.<ref>https://www.csoonline.com/article/3253572/what-is-cryptojacking-how-to-prevent-detect-and-recover-from-it.html</ref>

This can occur to virtually any device, and is usually performed through web browser downloads or rogue mobile apps.<ref>https://www.malwarebytes.com/cryptojacking</ref>

This can occur to virtually any device, and is usually performed through web browser downloads or rogue mobile apps.<ref>https://www.malwarebytes.com/cryptojacking</ref>

== Symptoms ==

== Symptoms ==

There are several ways to tell if a computer has been hacked in order to mine cryptocurrency without the consent of the owner.

There are several ways to tell if a computer has been hacked in order to mine [[cryptocurrency]] without the consent of the owner.

* Performance of devices greatly decreasing or noticeable increase of processing usage

* Performance of devices greatly decreasing or noticeable increase of processing usage