YouTube served ads containing Coinhive's cryptocurrency-mining, CPU-draining JavaScript, likely via Google's DoubleClick ad server; Google says ads now blocked (Dan Goodin/Ars Technica)

Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:
YouTube served ads containing Coinhive's cryptocurrency-mining, CPU-draining JavaScript, likely via Google's DoubleClick ad server; Google says ads now blocked  —  Ad campaign lets attackers profit while unwitting users watch videos.  —  YouTube was recently caught displaying ads …

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