Campaign to steal cryptocurrency targeted 15,000 users in 52 countries
The 10 affected countries also include the United States, Germany, Uzbekistan, Belarus, China, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and France, which means that the actual number of outbreaks could be much higher than the reported attacks.
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Kaspersky researchers have discovered an ongoing, destructive cyber campaign of cryptocurrency theft that has severely affected more than 15,000 users in 52 countries.
It is estimated that so far in 2023, cybercriminals have managed to steal approximately $400,000 using this malware.
These programs are distributed under the "Tor" browser, and they work by replacing part of the contents of the entered wallet with a wallet address belonging to the cybercriminal, if they discover the wallet address in the wallet.
Over 15,000 attacks detected
The technologies developed by Kaspersky were able to detect more than 15,000 attacks using clipboard injector malware targeting cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Dogecoin and Monero.
These attacks reached at least 52 countries, and the majority of operations detected were concentrated in Russia, as large numbers of users downloaded the already infected Tor browser from third-party websites, after the browser was officially banned in Russia.
10 affected countries
The 10 affected countries also include the United States, Germany, Uzbekistan, Belarus, China, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and France, which means that the actual number of outbreaks could be much higher than the reported attacks.
Based on the analysis of existing samples, the amount of loss incurred by the users is estimated to be at least $400,000. Whereas the actual amount stolen is likely to be much greater.
On the other hand, A recently released annual FBI report on cybercrime said that about $10.6 billion was stolen from online scams in 2022.
The report added that there is an increase of 46% compared to 2021, in which fraud operations were estimated at about $6.9 billion.
