I read the whole article and still have no idea what it was about. Can someone translate it in 25 words or less?
Internet sites are using YOUR computer without your consent to make money - i.e. they are using you property without permission and you get no compensation.
People stealing computing cycles (and thus cost of energy, bandwidth) in order to mint crypto currency (bitcoin et al).
While the amount of energy stolen for you can be mere cents per day, in aggregate they can be stealing upwards of 100’s of dollars a day from people who visit their website.