A malware, a form of malicious software, that has infected tens of thousands of devices has been particularly inactive, stealing just under $6,000. For so many infected devices, this is a very low amount, which raises many questions.
Crypto malware makes very few victims
In a recent report, Doctor Web, a cybersecurity company, reported how they had detected malware masquerading as legitimate software in the form of office programs, game cheats and online trading bots. This crypto-jacking & theft software infected more than 28,000 users, mainly located in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan and Turkey.
According to the report, the hackers only stole $6,000 worth of cryptocurrency, including bitcoin (BTC). There is an unknown amount of crypto mining on top of this, but it is a particularly low amount for the number of infected devices.
The malware used cryptojacking, which involves taking over resources from a computer to mine crypto. The malware also used a ‘clipper’ that monitors the addresses of crypto wallets that users copy to their device’s clipboard, replacing them with addresses controlled by the hacker. This is how they stole crypto.
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Viruses are becoming more and more sophisticated
Such malware increasingly uses advanced techniques to avoid being detected. This includes password-protected archives to evade anti-virus scans, disguising malicious files as software components, and using legitimate software to run malicious scripts.
DoctorWeb indicated that many victims of the malware were infected by installing pirated versions of popular programs. In addition, the company recommended installing software only from official sources.
Malware is becoming increasingly sophisticated. Clipboard jacking is often combined with other malicious features, such as cryptojacking. This allows the software to cause more and more damage and also steal more. That’s why it’s very important to be careful about where exactly you get your software from.
In previous crypto news, we already reported how crypto hackers are becoming increasingly active, stealing large amounts of bitcoin and altcoins. This growing threat makes it increasingly important to be careful.
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