Cristiano Ronaldo's official site reportedly infected with Coinhive miner. (HT @bad_packets) <- Can u confirm @EddyWillems, @Luis_Corrons
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Replying to @jleyden @bad_packets and
Seems like it: https://urlscan.io/result/2a1600a4-27b0-4346-b4a3-f8df657bd866#summary … See 'domains' tab.
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Replying to @bartblaze @jleyden and
How much money can be made out of it? It doesn't look that profitable, are there any figures / studies about it that you know of?
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Replying to @Luis_Corrons @jleyden and
Ads indeed more profitable, I know
@PassiveTotal had a look into it. The coinmining stuff is without consent though, and thus seems bad.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @bartblaze @Luis_Corrons and
The revenue generated varies on multiple factors, here is an estimate
@torrentfreak made for The Pirate Bay's implementation of Coinhive.pic.twitter.com/fpi5WoJcLf
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Replying to @bad_packets @bartblaze and
How many visitors does
@Cristiano's site get? How much might it be making from mining cryptocurrency in this way? (cc@KatHall42)2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
Good question. If it goes up in the thousands and the site is open for a while, it'll make a minor profit, at least. (imo)
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