a new threat that puts your Smart TV at risk

The " cryptojacking " is the illegal exploitation of cryptocurrencies. Through this method, cyber criminals enter the computer via a malicious link or an infected web page to filter the stored data from the company or house without realizing what is happening.

Jorge Zeballos General Manager of the computer security company Eset Peru informed the newspaper Gestión that this country and Russia are the countries with the highest number of detections of minors (cryptojacking) in the world despite the population difference of more than 100 million inhabitants between the two, and together they concentrate nearly 20% of the cases globally.

"In all the threats, Peru loses nearly 10 million dollars a day Only Russia wins with an incidence of 10% We are number 2 with 9 The level of losses that this causes is strong, "said the specialist.

He also added that there is no exact measure of the companies currently affected, but that 80% of them are vulnerable to an infection for do not have original software.

Cryptojacking makes the computer slow . "CPU utilization goes from 5 to 55%. CPU utilization is 50% higher, which means that the CPU heats up more, consumes more power and lasts less. you, the extraction of digital parts is not illegal, the problem is that they do it without your consent.But this is removed by upgrading the server of your computer. "[19659004] Smart TV is also exposed to cryptojacking. "It may be vulnerable to some viruses or cryptojacking as it is a computer with processor, memory, the most common are in Android .It may not necessarily be a subject of any kind." attack, but it can be used as a bridge to reach your computer where there can be data if you do not have it under control, "he said.

To be safe from cryptojacking company, the first thing to do is updated web servers .

You should also check all infrastructure as only one machine can damage the entire operating system and jeopardize the users' browsing experience From a user's point of view, the cryptojacking virus will be removed with the updated navigation system Chrome .