FBI alerts about new malware to steal cryptocurrencies
The FBI on Friday reported a new malware, called Infamous Chisel, used to hijack cryptocurrency wallets
A Russian-made malware, called Infamous Chisel, is out to steal funds from crypto wallets, the FBI reported on Friday.
The virus, which was originally used to steal Ukrainian military data, is now being used by hackers to grab cryptocurrency.
According to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) alert, “Infamous Chisel is a collection of components that allow persistent access to an infected Android device through the Tor network and periodically collects and filters information of the victims of the compromised devices.”
They have also warned that the malware has the ability to “recover, copy, and transfer data sets connected to directories of specific applications on an infected device.”
This means that cybercriminals gain access to social networks, messaging applications and crypto wallets, particularly from Trust and Coinbase. The consequences are the theft of user data, access to email and, finally, to their accounts in digital currencies.
Among the capabilities of Infamous Chisel, very difficult to detect on Android devices due to the lack of tracking systems, there is also monitoring of “network behavior and collecting information about information traffic, as well as scanning and transferring SCP files, in addition to access Secure Shell”.
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Source: diariobitcoin
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