Hackers using PennyWise YouTube malware to trap users
Hackers are using YouTube to spread new stealer malware dubbed PennyWise to learn all the possible information about you.
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After multiple cases of malware fraud found on WhatsApp and Google Play Store, hackers have now started targeting Youtube.
These steal passwords and Telegram messages and even take screenshots. So if you are scrolling videos on YouTube, then beware! some of these videos can end up hacking your device. It’s because these hackers are using YouTube as a carrier to spread new stealer malware dubbed PennyWise to learn all the possible information about you.
PennyWise, a new malware has been found by cyber researchers at the Cyber Research Labs, who uncovered more than 80 videos on YouTube that have the potential to leave them in danger.
The malware aims to steal sensitive browser data and cryptocurrency wallets from the victim’s device. Cybersecurity Researchers have discovered these videos with only a few views belonging to the same YouTube account.
Most of these videos show how a piece of bitcoin mining software operates, in an attempt to make users download the software with a shared downloadable link in the description of the video.
To make it more legitimate, the file comes with a password-protection and a link to VirusTotal, which confirms the file as “clean” and safe to proceed with. Shockingly, it also shows a warning that some antivirus programs may trigger a false positive alert.
