Kaspersky Lab experts discovered the Swarez trojan, which, among other things, stole data from cryptocurrency wallets. The company’s press service said.<\/p>\n
The peak of the malware’s activity occurred in spring 2021. As bait, the attackers used games Among Us, Battlefield 4, Battlefield V, Control, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, FIFA 21, Fortnite, GTA V, Minecraft, NBA 2K21, Need for Speed Heat, PUBG, Rust, The Sims 4 and Titanfall 2.<\/p>\n
Attempts to download such files were recorded in 45 countries, including Russia.<\/p>\n
Swarez is a dropper, whose main task is to launch other malware on a device. It was distributed in an archive containing a password-protected ZIP file and a text document with a key. Running the malware led to the decryption and activation of the Taurus stealer trojan.<\/p>\n
The Taurus stealer can steal [simple_tooltip content=”files that allow a site to remember information about its visits”]cookies[\/simple_tooltip], saved passwords, text files, data from autofill forms in browsers, and information about cryptocurrency wallets; it can also gather system information and take screenshots of the desktop.<\/p>\n
Kaspersky Lab specialists recommended gamers to enable two-factor authentication and to avoid downloading files from questionable sites.<\/p>\n
As reported by Avast, the creators of the malware Crackonosh have earned almost $2 million in Monero<\/a> since 2018 through a hidden miner. They distributed their software, among other things, through popular games NBA 2019, GTA V, Far Cry 5, The Sims 4 and Jurassic World Evolution.<\/p>\n