We have seen a lot of companies use browser-embedded mining scripts to piggyback on visitors’ user resources. In virtually every case, such scripts are used to mine Monero, a very popular altcoin with a strong focus on privacy and anonymity. One thing no one would have expected is how Starbucks has embarked on such an undertaking as well. Or more specifically, the company’s in-store WiFi provider has done so. It’s a very troublesome development for Argentinian coffee lovers, to say the least. Starbucks and Monero Mining It is somewhat disconcerting to learn that people can’t even connect to a free WiFi
