Hackers misusing YouTube ads for cryptocurrency miners

YouTube's ads were hijacked with the help of Google's ad service to access users' computers to mine cryptocurrency, a security analysis firm Trend Micro has reported. The ads, containing JavaScript that mines the digital coin are known as Monero, were displayed in countries comprising Japan, France, and Italy. Google confirmed the news and said that the ads were blocked in less than 2 hours.readmore@GIZMODO