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<ul><li>BlackBerry&#39;s cybersecurity arm reveals over 1.5 million thwarted attacks between March and May, with hackers targeting computers for cryptocurrency mining or theft.</li><li>The financial, healthcare, and government sectors are primary targets. Notable threats include RedLine, Clop ransomware, SmokeLoader, RaccoonStealer, and Vidar.</li><li>The new HVNC tool allows hidden control over macOS systems, posing a significant threat to user privacy and data security.</li></ul>Amidst the increasing number of cyber threats, the cybersecurity arm of BlackBerry has unveiled alarming insights into the world of cryptocurrency-targeting malware. Over 1.5 million cyberattacks were thwarted between March and May, with attackers actively attempting to hijack computers for cryptocurrency mining or theft.According to the BlackBerry <a href="https://www.blackberry.com/us/en/solutions/threat-intelligence/2023/threat-intelligence-report-august" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">report</a>, the financial, healthcare, and government sectors emerged as the primary targets of these cyberattacks. One notable malware, RedLine, has become a long-standing threat in the financial domain, aimed explicitly at harvesting cryptocurrency and banking data.Another menacing ransomware, Clop, a variant of the CryptoMix ransomware family, has been relentlessly targeting banking and financial institutions. Clop was responsible for a data breach in the fintech banking platform Hatch Bank.BlackBerry&#39;s list of the most prevalent malware families includes SmokeLoader, RaccoonStealer (also known as RecordBreaker), and Vidar. SmokeLoader, an old rogue financial tool, has primarily been used by Russian-based threat actors to load crypto miners and deploy other malware.RaccoonStealer, infamous for stealing cryptocurrency wallet data, is widely sold across the dark web. Meanwhile, Vidar is being actively employed to harvest cryptocurrency wallets.Read full article at <a href="https://cryptotale.org/crypto-cyberattacks-surge-blackberry-reveals-top-targeted-malware/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CryptoTale.</a>

Crypto Cyberattacks Surge: BlackBerry Reveals Top Targeted Malware

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