Install blockers to avoid falling prey to cryptojacking

They can block ads that have the potential to infect your browser, and thereby hijack your computer for crypto mining

The Aditya Birla Group recently suffered a cryptojacking attack, wherein around 2,000 computers fell prey to this new form of cybercrime. Cryptojacking is a kind of cyber threat where computers are hijacked and their computing power used to mine cryptocurrencies. According to a recent report by Quick Heal, over 18 million ransomware and crypto-mining attacks were registered in 2017-18, with a sharp increase in cryptojacking between December 2017 and March 2018. 

Cryptojacking is not restricted only to big companies. All users who browse the internet are vulnerable to it. Cryptojackers take over a system's resources without the user knowing about