If you are reading this on a Windows device, be on alert for potentially harmful new malware that has been affecting web browsers, password managers, and even cryptocurrency wallets.
A team of Uptycs cybersecurity professionals found this infostealer, naming it Meduza Stealer, and indicated that it can lead to widespread data theft if all factors are analysed and taken into account.
The Meduza Stealer may compromise virtually all security-enhancing methods and platforms, including two-factor authentication, extensions for crypto wallets, and the all-important password managers. With that out of the way, it is crucial to emphasise that this information stealer is very tough to detect.
“Crafted by an enigmatic actor known as ‘Meduza,’ this malware has been specifically designed to target Windows users and organisations, currently sparing only ten specific countries from its reach,” researchers explained.
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