Microsoft Issues Major Crypto Warning
Microsoft Threat Intelligence, the global network of the tech giant’s security experts, has issued a warning about a major “malvertising” campaign targeting cryptocurrency traders.
The campaign spotlighted by Microsoft became active earlier this month.
Unsuspecting users get lured into downloading a malicious installer presented as legitimate trading tools from such well-known companies as Binance and TradingView with the help of bogus ads.
Node.js-based malware hidden inside the downloaded package immediately infects the system and starts collecting information about the victim’s computer while also creating a scheduled task to make sure that…