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2019-06-26 23:46:46

Tesla becomes the latest target of Crypto-Jacking

According to the latest report, the automaker Tesla became a victim of crypto-jacking, as, the hacker seeking to mine digital currencies overtook the Amazon Web Services (AWS) of the company and consequently leading to company’s data being compromised. Lately, this phenomenon of cyber-jacking has been becoming very prevalent in the digital assets space. This latest standard case of crypto-jacking was discovered by Red Lock, a cyber-security firm. This type of hacking is carried out with the motive to mine cryptocurrencies without consent or knowledge of the entity being the target of this act. To carry out crypto-jacking, the hackers take