This Elusive Malware Has Been Targeting Crypto Wallets for a Year

While bitcoin (BTC) prices are increasing, crypto-related scams appear on the scene to take advantage of the situation. In this case, a security firm spotted three malicious crypto apps targeting users to steal their funds. Three Bogus Crypto Trading and Poker Apps Are Infected With Dangerous Malware According to Intezer Labs, a year-long malware operation has been underway since January 2020, spreading faster with the help of a sophisticated marketing campaign. Per the research, the threat actors rely on three cryptocurrency-related apps to spread a Remote Access Tool (RAT) malware named....

Users have been warned against a new malware designed to steal crypto from browser extension wallets such as MetaMask and Coinbase Wallet. Security was never the strong suit of browser-based crypto wallets to store Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and other cryptocurrencies. However, new malware makes the safety of online wallets even more complicated by directly targeting crypto wallets that work as browser extensions such as MetaMask, Binance Chain Wallet or Coinbase Wallet.Named Mars Stealer by its developers, the new malware is a powerful upgrade on the information-stealing Oski trojan of....

Cryptocurrency mining malware for PC platforms has been around for a while, but now it has gone mobile, specifically via the Android OS. A team of security researchers from Trend Micro has managed to identify two apps that can use your Android device to mine litecoin and dogecoin. The apps in question are called Songs and Prized, and both are available from the Google Play Store. Songs has between one and five million downloads so far, while Prized has 10,000 to 50,000 downloads. This is not the first case of mining malware targeting new and unusual platforms. Linux recently got what was....

Some tricky new malware is infecting Mac users by imitating legitimate software. The “Advanced Mac Cleaner,” professes to be an anti-malware tool in order to sneak onto Mac computers. New Malware Targeting Mac Users. Bitcoinists who use Macs ought to be especially concerned, as the malware specifically targets Mac users by mimicking an anti-malware tool designed for Macs. Malware can be used to steal private keys and wallet passwords, allowing malicious actors to gain access to your funds. The malware was discovered first by Thomas Reed, lead researcher at anti-malware firm, MalwareBytes.....

A hacker group is trying to leverage the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine as it distributes malware that is capable of targeting bitcoin wallets. A report by Bitdefender Labs, a cybersecurity firm that focuses on the digital currency market, highlights how an alleged hacker group disguised one form of malware as another. According to the report, the perpetrators distributed software that they described as capable of disrupting the digital activities of Western governments fighting against Russia. In reality, the program secretly installs a malware package called Kelihos. This....