Security researchers have discovered MacOS malware attacks targeting Slack and Discord users talking about cryptocurrencies, SC Media UK reports July 2.
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According to Verhoef, the attacks impersonate administrators or “key people” in crypto-related chats, and then share “small snippets” that are downloaded and execute a malicious binary. SC Media UK notes that the malware can steal user passwords and store them on the local machine as well, which Verhoef identifies as German provider CrownCloud’s apparently Netherland-based server.
Earlier today, reports broke of a new attack on Bitcoin (BTC) users — monitoring 2.3 million targets — which consists of gaining control of Windows clipboards to swap out a user’s BTC address for that of the attacker. And last week, a cybersecurity report from McAfee Labs stated that cryptojacking instances have risen 629 percent in the first quarter of 2018.
Article: https://cointelegraph.com/news/dumb-macos-malware-attacks-slack-discord-users-discussing-crypto
Digital security is a huge cause for concern in the crypto sphere which is not doing the ecosystem any good but further delays in cryptos fufilling it's true potential.
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