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Security researchers have discovered a stash of more than 150 fake trading, banking, and cryptocurrency apps that are made to steal the funds of its victims.
Fake Crypto Apps
According to Sophos, the fraudulent iOS and Android apps all utilize a common server, suggesting a single cybercriminal group is responsible.
This assumption is widely supported by commonalities in the design of the applications, as well as communications with the fake customer support team.
The scammers are said to have utilized different social engineering techniques to encourage people, especially newbies, to install the fake app, even going as far as creating relationships with potential victims over dating services, according to TechRadar.
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A new cryptocurrency stealer variant has been discovered, and it is being spread through a global spam campaign and through Discord servers.
Panda Stealer Phishing Email
Named Panda Stealer, researchers from Trend Micro said that the malware has been found targeting people across countries, including Australia, US, Japan, and Germany, according to ZDNet.
The malware starts its infection chain through phishing emails. Samples that are uploaded to VirusTotal also shows that victims have been downloading executables from malicious websites through Discord links.
Panda Stealer s phishing emails pretend to be business quote requests so that users will click them. Two methods have been linked to the campaign: the first one uses attached .XLSM documents that need the victims to enable malicious macros.