Hackers behind Cerber, one of the most rapidly-evolving ransomware families, have updated the malware again, this time enabling cyber-criminals to steal data from bitcoin wallets, according to security researchers at Trend Micro. As well as saving passwords from Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox, the updated version of Cerber has been tweaked to hunt for the Bitcoin Core wallet, and the Electrum and Multibit wallet apps. The new version, which was released on Tuesday, is called “Cerber,” a reference to the cryptocurrency that powers it.
Hackers behind Cerber, one of the most rapidly-evolving ransomware families, have updated the malware again, this time enabling cyber-criminals to steal data from bitcoin wallets, according to security researchers at Trend Micro. As well as saving passwords from Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox, the updated version of Cerber has been tweaked to hunt for the Bitcoin Core wallet, and the Electrum and Multibit wallet apps. Trend Micro reassured wallet owners that nothing could be stolen without the requisite wallet passwords.