Hackers hid malware in a fake trading app to steal your cryptocurrency

Hackers hid malware in a fake trading app to steal your cryptocurrency
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2019-6-6 16:16

Security researchers have uncovered a knock-off cryptocurrency trading website designed to steal the funds of unwitting victims. Cybercriminals have created a website that imitates the Cryptohopper cryptocurrency trading platform to distribute malware that could steal personal information, hijack your clipboard, and crypto-jack your system, Bleeping Computer reports.

It appears to have helped hackers amass a trove of over $260,000 in various cryptocurrencies. When users visit the imitation Cryptohopper website, their system will automatically download and execute a file simply called Setup. exe. While on the surface it might appear legitimate, it’s actually a Trojan. On execution, the Trojan installs two further…

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