As previously reported, a number of popular pages were infected with malware and used to mine bitcoin and other virtual currencies. In fact, the creator of the malware (hackers) is now also infect government-owned sites.
Latest, citing Ubergizmo report, Tuesday, 13 February 2018, a number of government sites in the United States and Britain recently infected by malware. This malware makes the web browser secretly mine Monero virtual currency.
The page is still infected with malware for a few hours before it is finally restored.
Malware spreads through the popular Browsealoud plugin. This infected plugin is installed on 4,200 websites including on the UK health care and US government courts.
These infected pages could be accessed for several hours and actively mine Monero under the control of malware spreaders.
For a few hours, chances are the hackers behind this case can get a considerable amount of profits.
Texthelp, the English company that created the plugin confirmed, it has removed the Browsealoud code from the internet while investigating the issue. Thus, the mining process has been closed.
The company also said no customer data was accessed or lost because of this.
With so many malware of this kind, some browsers develop script blockers to ensure their users stay safe from malware that mines virtual currency.
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