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May 17, 2022 07:28 pm
Original Link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/05/17/1928248/microsoft-names-info-stealers-that-target-crypto-wallets-cryware?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_me
Microsoft Names Info-Stealers That Target Crypto Wallets 'Cryware'
Microsoft blog: The steep rise in cryptocurrency market capitalization, not surprisingly, mirrors a marked increase in threats and attacks that target or leverage cryptocurrencies. But Microsoft researchers are observing an even more interesting trend: the evolution of related malware and their techniques, and the emergence of a threat type we're referring to as cryware. Cryware are information stealers that collect and exfiltrate data directly from non-custodial cryptocurrency wallets, also known as hot wallets. Because hot wallets, unlike custodial wallets, are stored locally on a device and provide easier access to cryptographic keys needed to perform transactions, more and more threats are targeting them.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Original Link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/05/17/1928248/microsoft-names-info-stealers-that-target-crypto-wallets-cryware?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_me
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