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New EDDIESTEALER Malware Bypasses Chrome’s App-Bound Encryption to Steal Browser Data
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New EDDIESTEALER Malware Bypasses Chrome’s App-Bound Encryption to Steal Browser Data

Using the well-known ClickFix social engineering technique, which was started by creating phony CAPTCHA verification sites, a new malware operation is disseminating a brand-new Rust-based information stealer called EDDIESTEALER. According to an analysis by Jia Yu Chan, a researcher at Elastic Security Labs, this campaign uses fraudulent CAPTCHA verification pages to fool users into running a malicious PowerShell script, which then launches the infostealer and harvests private information like login credentials, browser settings, and cryptocurrency wallet details. Threat actors start the attack chains by infiltrating trustworthy websites with malicious JavaScript payloads that deliver fake CAPTCHA check pages that ask users to prove you are not [a] robot by following a three-step pro...
Fake CAPTCHA Campaign Spreads Lumma Stealer in Multi-Industry Attacks
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Fake CAPTCHA Campaign Spreads Lumma Stealer in Multi-Industry Attacks

Researchers studying cybersecurity are drawing attention to a new malware campaign that distributes the notorious Lumma information stealer by using phony CAPTCHA verification checks. According to a study shared with The Hacker News, Leandro Fróes, senior threat research engineer at Netskope Threat Labs, the campaign is worldwide, with the company tracking victims targeted in Argentina, Colombia, the United States, the Philippines, and other nations. The campaign targets the greatest number of companies in the telecom sector, but it also covers a variety of other industries, such as marketing, banking, and healthcare. When a victim accesses a compromised website they are taken to a fake CAPTCHA page read more about Fake CAPTCHA Campaign Spreads Lumma Stealer in Multi-Industry At...