Learn in the textbookDenial-of-Service, Zero-Day, and Attacks Targeting AI
DefinitionCryptojacking (クリプトジャッキング) is an attack that secretly plants a malicious program on someone else's computer and uses its computing power for crypto-asset mining.
ExplanationMining means performing the calculations that confirm crypto-asset transaction records and receiving crypto-assets as a reward. Because this takes a lot of computing power and electricity, the attacker makes other people's devices carry the load and keeps only the reward. The victim's device slows down and uses more power.
AnalogyIt is like your home bread maker being used all night, without your knowledge, to bake someone else's orders: they pocket the sales, and you are left with the power bill and a worn-out machine.
Memory hookThe word blends crypto with hijacking.