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  1. Peter O'Shaughnessy (peter@toot.cafe)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Oct-2019 08:09:05 EDT Peter O'Shaughnessy Peter O'Shaughnessy

    This is why we can't have nice things 😞

    "The study found that over 50% of sites using WebAssembly apply it for malicious deeds, such as cryptocurrency mining and malware code obfuscation"

    https://www.infoq.com/news/2019/10/WebAssembly-wasm-malicious-usage/

    In conversation Tuesday, 29-Oct-2019 08:09:05 EDT from toot.cafe permalink

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    1. Recent Study Estimates That 50% of Websites Using WebAssembly Apply It for Malicious Purposes
      from InfoQ
      A study published in June 2019 reveals that in the Alexa Top 1 million websites, one out of 600 sites execute WebAssembly (Wasm) code. The study moreover finds that over 50% of those sites using WebAssembly apply it for malicious deeds, such as cryptocurrency mining and malware code obfuscation.
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