Not Safe for Work: Tracking and Investigating Stealerium and Phantom Infostealers | Proofpoint US
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Key findings  Proofpoint researchers observed an increase in opportunistic cybercriminals using malware based on Stealerium, an open-source malware that is available “for educational
  • Proofpoint researchers observed an increase in opportunistic cybercriminals using malware based on Stealerium, an open-source malware that is available “for educational purposes.”
  • Multiple other stealers share significant code overlap with Stealerium, such as Phantom Stealer. Throughout this blog post, we’ll use the name Stealerium to refer to infostealers that share significant overlap with the original Stealerium.
  • Threat actors are increasingly pivoting to information stealers, as targeting identity becomes a priority for cybercriminals.
  • Kyrgizion@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    5 days ago

    Wait, there’s actual viruses out there that do what so many of them only claimed to? Coupled with the first AI virus (promptlock) we’re in for some really interesting times.

    Then again, anyone can now claim whatever footage of them is AI generated, so perhaps the point is moot.

    • lost_faith@lemmy.caEnglish
      3·
      5 days ago

      Then don’t use your phone to masturbate and you are all good lol

      edit: oh, dam, that sounds wrong but I’ma leave it