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cryptojack

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Etymology

crypto- + hijack

Verb

cryptojack (third-person singular simple present cryptojacks, present participle cryptojacking, simple past and past participle cryptojacked)

  1. (cryptography, computer security) To make unauthorized use of an individual's electronic device to mine for cryptocurrency.

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