Appears a new malware stealing electronic money

A new malware has been discovered that hijacked the user's clipboard to convert the Bitcoin address and the user's Ethereum into hackers. This malicious software is called ClipboardWalletHijacker and they are believed to have infected more than 300,000 current computers.

Security 360 Security Total Security has discovered a new malware related to electronic money has penetrated the user's Clipboard to replace the Bitcoin and Ethereum addresses in an effort to steal money. .

They monitor the victims' memory operations to see if they contain an electronic money address. When it finds an address, it will modify it to replace the original owner.

"The Trojan (malware) monitors the Clipboard activity to detect whether the activity contains Bitcoin and Ethereum account addresses. It messes everything up to redirect electronic money to their purse. This type of Trojan has been found on more than 300,000 computers in the past week across the world. "

The cybersecurity company has identified the ETH address as the primary target, since it was the first thing it looked for. Three BTC addresses belonging to the owner (s) of ClipboardWalletHijacker have been identified, with the largest number currently holding is 0.0898 BTC (580 USD).

The report also said malware finds ETH addresses by specifying the 0x string and then finding the correct number of characters. Similarly, it identifies BTC addresses by viewing the Clipboard content beginning with 1 or 3 and has some specific characters.

The malware campaign came just after the network security firm Carbon Black revealed that the criminal had stolen more than $ 1.1 billion in electronic money this year.

To keep it safe, users "turn on antivirus software while installing new applications," according to 360 Total Security. Before the transaction, the recipient's address must be carefully checked.

Source: Cryptoglobe