Latest Info Stealer news

Google: YouTubers’ accounts hijacked with cookie-stealing malware

Google says YouTube creators have been targeted with password-stealing malware in phishing attacks coordinated by financially motivated threat actors since at least late 2019.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 20, 2021
- 11:49 AM
- 0
Vidar stealer abuses Mastodon to silently get C2 configuration

The Vidar stealer has returned in a new campaign that abuses the Mastodon social media network to get C2 configuration without raising alarms.
- Bill Toulas
- October 07, 2021
- 11:59 AM
- 0
New malware steals Steam, Epic Games Store, and EA Origin accounts

A new malware sold on dark web forums is being used by threat actors to steal accounts for multiple gaming platforms, including Steam, Epic Games Store, and EA Origin.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 27, 2021
- 11:22 AM
- 0
Malware dev infects own PC and data ends up on intel platform

A malware developer unleashed their creation on their system to try out new features and the data ended up on a cybercrime intelligence platform, exposing a glimpse of the cybercriminal endeavor.
- Ionut Ilascu
- August 16, 2021
- 03:38 PM
- 1
MacOS malware steals Telegram accounts, Google Chrome data

Security researchers have published details about the method used by a strain of macOS malware to steal login information from multiple apps, enabling its operators to steal accounts.
- Ionut Ilascu
- July 23, 2021
- 03:29 PM
- 0
XLoader malware steals logins from macOS and Windows systems

A highly popular malware for stealing information from Windows systems has been modified into a new strain called XLoader, which can also target macOS systems.
- Ionut Ilascu
- July 21, 2021
- 06:20 AM
- 3
Microsoft: SEO poisoning used to backdoor targets with malware

Microsoft is tracking a series of attacks that use SEO poisoning to infect targets with a remote access trojan (RAT) capable of stealing the victims' sensitive info and backdooring their systems.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 14, 2021
- 12:30 PM
- 0
Microsoft: Massive malware campaign delivers fake ransomware

A massive malware campaign pushed the Java-based STRRAT remote access trojan (RAT), known for its data theft capabilities and the ability to fake ransomware attacks.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 20, 2021
- 01:13 PM
- 0
Microsoft build tool abused to deliver password-stealing malware

Threat actors are abusing the Microsoft Build Engine (MSBuild) to deploy remote access tools and information-stealing malware filelessly as part of an ongoing campaign.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 13, 2021
- 01:00 PM
- 0
Malware hidden in game cheats and mods used to target gamers

Threat actors target gamers with backdoored game tweaks, patches, and cheats hiding malware capable of stealing information from infected systems.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 31, 2021
- 12:31 PM
- 0
New Android malware spies on you while posing as a System Update

New malware with extensive spyware capabilities steals data from infected Android devices and is designed to automatically trigger whenever new info is ready for exfiltration.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 27, 2021
- 01:00 AM
- 6
New CopperStealer malware steals Google, Apple, Facebook accounts

Previously undocumented account-stealing malware distributed via fake software crack sites targets the users of major service providers, including Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Apple.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 18, 2021
- 02:20 PM
- 0
New Windows malware may soon target Linux, macOS devices

Newly discovered Windows info-stealing malware linked to an active threat group tracked as AridViper shows signs that it might be used to infect computers running Linux and macOS.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 15, 2020
- 01:50 PM
- 0
Microsoft: New malware can infect over 30K Windows PCs a day

Microsoft has warned of an ongoing campaign pushing a new browser hijacking and credential-stealing malware dubbed Adrozek which, at its peak, was able to take over more than 30,000 devices every day.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 11, 2020
- 08:59 AM
- 3
Adult site users targeted with ZLoader malware via fake Java update

A malware campaign ongoing since the beginning of the year has recently changed tactics, switching from exploit kits to social engineering to target adult content consumers.
- Ionut Ilascu
- November 17, 2020
- 03:28 AM
- 0
New TroubleGrabber Discord malware steals passwords, system info

TroubleGrabber, a new credential stealer discovered by Netskope security researchers, spreads via Discord attachments and uses Discord webhooks to deliver stolen information to its operators.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 13, 2020
- 02:21 PM
- 0
New Jupyter malware steals browser data, opens backdoor

Russian-speaking hackers have been using a new malware to steal information from their victims. Named Jupyter, the threat has kept a low profile and benefited from a fast development cycle.
- Ionut Ilascu
- November 13, 2020
- 07:05 AM
- 2
New CDRThief malware steals VoIP metadata from Linux softswitches

Malware researchers discovered a new threat that they named CDRThief targeting a specific Voice over IP system to steal call data records (CDR) from telephone exchange equipment.
- Ionut Ilascu
- September 10, 2020
- 06:23 AM
- 0
Hackers for hire attack architecture firm via 3ds Max exploit

An advanced hackers-for-hire group has compromised computers of an architecture firm involved in luxury real-estate projects worth billions of US dollars.
- Ionut Ilascu
- August 26, 2020
- 05:32 AM
- 0
Upgraded Agent Tesla malware steals passwords from browsers, VPNs

New variants of Agent Tesla information-stealing Trojan now come with modules dedicated to stealing credentials from applications including popular web browsers, VPN software, as well as FTP and email clients.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- August 10, 2020
- 06:23 PM
- 1