{"id":6354,"date":"2018-07-19T07:18:11","date_gmt":"2018-07-18T21:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/?p=6354"},"modified":"2018-07-19T07:18:11","modified_gmt":"2018-07-18T21:18:11","slug":"pc-crypto-mining-zombie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/pc-crypto-mining-zombie\/","title":{"rendered":"Is your PC a Crypto Mining Zombie?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-6355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/mining-260x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"151\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/mining-260x300.png 260w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/mining-130x150.png 130w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/mining-48x55.png 48w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/mining.png 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 151px) 100vw, 151px\" \/>Cyber criminals are well and truly on board with anything that could help them make money at your expense and this extends in to the world of Cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n<p>I recently caught up with Tim Falinki from Trend Micro Australia to find out more about Cryptocurrency in general and how Cyber criminals could be using our computers and other connected devices to help them get Crypto-rich.\u00a0 Listen below.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6354-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Trend-Micro_Crypto-Currency-Mining_Tim-Falinski.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Trend-Micro_Crypto-Currency-Mining_Tim-Falinski.mp3\">https:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Trend-Micro_Crypto-Currency-Mining_Tim-Falinski.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cyber criminals are well and truly on board with anything that could help them make money at your expense and this extends in to the world of Cryptocurrency. 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