Microsoft Finds Cryptocurrency Mining Script in Kobe Bryant's Photo
 Published by Alex Morris
u.today

Bad actors use steganography, the ancient practice of concealing a file inside another file, in order to hide cryptomining code inside the photos of famous people. Hackers also hid malware in a photo of Oscar-nominated actress Scarlett Johansson.

While it might be confusing why hackers would use the photos of celebrities, this is actually one of the easiest ways to get crypto-mining programs installed on your computer. Very few antivirus products are able to detect malicious code in authentic image files, which plays right into the hands of hackers.