The cybersecurity division of BlackBerry, the once-dominant smartphone company, discovered malware families that actively attempt to take over computers to mine or steal cryptocurrencies while thwarting over 1.5 million cyberattacks between March and May.
BlackBerry Report: Firm Lists Malware Targeting Crypto as Cyber Threats Increase
Finance, healthcare, and government are the three sectors most impacted by cyberattacks, according to a BlackBerry analysis. For instance, one of the long-standing financial risks responsible for gathering banking and cryptocurrency information is a commodities malware called RedLine.
Who is on the List?
The top three malware families according to Blackberry are SmokeLoader, RaccoonStealer (also known as RecordBreaker), and Vidar. One of the first malicious financial tools, SmokeLoader, was created in 2011, and Russian-based threat actors have mostly utilized it to load malware and crypto miners. RaccoonStealer is allegedly being marketed on the dark web and has been used to steal cryptocurrency wallet info. Vidar is frequently utilized to harvest cryptocurrency wallets.
Linux is the Biggest Target of Hackers
BlackBerry recommended businesses to periodically deploy security fixes as Linux was the operating system that was most frequently targeted. To steal and use computer resources for cryptocurrency mining, hackers target Linux systems.
On the other hand, the Atomic macOS info stealer is a new variant of the info stealer that preys on macOS users. It mainly gathers login information from keychains, browsers, and cryptocurrency wallets.
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