Cryptomining malware found in US, UK, and Australian government websites Cryptomining There were a number of reports late last year concerning websites featuring drive-by cryptomining—a practice that uses the CPUs of visitors to surreptitiously mine crytpocurrencies. Now, it’s been discovered that thousands of sites, including many from the US, UK, and the Australian governments, were infected with the same Monero miner from Coinhive. READ ALSO –> INTERESTING AS BITCOIN BRIEFLY DROPS BELOW $6000; OVER $550 BILLION WIPED OFF CRYPTOCURRENCY MARKET IN UNDER ONE MONTH Browsealoud’s code had been compromised, allowing the sites to run the Javascript-powered miner. Coinhive has long said its…