The virus "Saw" steal cryptocurrency via substitution cryptocell. How not to lose coins?
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For information , cryptocommunist should be wary of a new type of malware. Hackers have revived extortionate Jigsaw virus that steals cryptocurrency users «simple but effective way».
How not to lose your bitcoins
For the First time since Jigsaw has faced in 2016. Then the virus has blocked the user's files and demanded a ransom in Bitcoins. The program got its name because of references to the main villain of the film «Saw».
Recently, hackers have redesigned the virus to steal the crypt a more masterly way. FOR now, just modify the address cryptocell that copies the user. Instead of a copied combination of the virus substitutes the address of the fraudster. Because of the new principle of malicious code even got a new name — now that «BitcoinStealer».
It is Noteworthy that other viruses also spoof the addresses of the wallets. However, BitcoinStealer there is one interesting feature — Trojan selects visually similar combinations that the user had not even thought about the impending threat. For this BitcoinStealer uses a program called VanityGen.
The Innovation of hackers has brought them good profit. According to researchers from Fortinet, a former Jigsaw managed to collect 8,4 bitcoin, which is approximately 61 500 dollars at the current price.
While the most common type of fraud in the crypt of the hidden mining. Recently, the company Malwarebytes has released a new report, which predicts a slow decline and this sector of the criminal industry.
Many hackers didn't expect their hidden profit from mining will decrease on the background correction of the stock market. Most likely, the turnover of this fraudulent activity will come to naught in the third quarter of 2018.
To avoid becoming a victim of malware, you should follow a few rules. We are talking about checking the CPU utilization and use special browsers. Other tricks we learn in our .
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