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Cryptocurrency Miner and Clipper Malware Spread via SourceForge Cracked Software Listings

Cryptocurrency Miner and Clipper Malware Spread via SourceForge Cracked Software Listings

Threat actors are leveraging SourceForge, a software hosting service, to distribute malware through a list of seemingly legitimate Microsoft Office application downloads. Users are redirected to a different site that downloads an archive containing a malware payload on their system if they click on the “Download” button. Russian-speaking users are primarily targeted, with over 4,600 encountering the scheme this year. The malware primarily targets cryptocurrency but could also allow system access to tertiary threat actors.

Source: thehackernews.com –

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