TamperedChef Malware Disguised as Fake PDF Editors Steals Credentials and Cookies
In order to distribute a new information stealer known as TamperedChef, cybersecurity experts have uncovered a cybercrime campaign that uses malvertising techniques to send victims to phony websites.
In a study released on Wednesday, Truesec researchers Mattias Wåhlén, Nicklas Keijser, and Oscar Lejerbäck Wolf stated that the goal is to trick victims into downloading and installing a trojanized PDF editor that contains an information-stealing Trojan known as TamperedChef. Credentials and site cookies are among the sensitive data that the malware is intended to collect.
The campaign's main tactic is the use of multiple fraudulent websites to advertise an installer for AppSuite PDF Editor, a free PDF editor that, when started and installed, prompts the user to accept the terms of serv...