Cryptojackers

The technology giant, Microsoft, has announced a critical update of its Edge browser on Thursday. The update contains a feature that identifies and prevents the download of potentially unwanted applications, such as cryptojackers. Cryptojackers are bad actors that utilize codes hidden on websites or downloaded on users' hardware devices such as computers. They then proceed to mine cryptocurrencies using the user's processing power. A Microsoft announcement stated that they added this feature after receiving complaints from several users regarding some…