Report: 2.3 Million Bitcoin biodatas Focused on by Malware That ‘Hijacks’ Windows Clipboard

2018-7-2 20:18

A new attack on Bitcoin users which gains control of Windows clipboard to swap out addresses is already monitoring 2.3 million targets, sources reported June 30.
The malware, part of a family of threats known as “clipboard hijackers,” secretly gains control of memory, running in the background to ensure users do not notice its presence.
It then replaces the Bitcoin address that the user has copied into the clipboard with the address of the attacker, which the user later unknowingly pastes and sends their coins to.
Bitcoin users face a variety of vulnerabilities when using hardware to transact, regardless whether this is an Android smartphone, Windows PC or other device.
“Attackers recognize that users are copying and pasting the addresses and have created malware to take advantage of this,” Bleeping Computer adds.

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