Bitcoin Scam Installing Ransomware and Info-Stealing Trojans

ZMsiXone · May 26, 2019

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...talling-ransomware-and-info-stealing-trojans/

A series of web sites are pushing a scam promising $5-30 worth of free bitcoins a day simply by running their Bitcoin Collector program. In reality, this program does nothing but install ransomware or password-stealing Trojans onto a victim's computer.

This scam was first discovered by a malware researcher going by the alias Frost who posted about it on Twitter and discussed it with BleepingComputer.com.

The scam is promoted through sites that promise to earn you Ethereum by referring other people to their site. Their FAQ states that by referring 1,000 visits using your referral link you will earn 3 Ethereum, which is worth approximately $750 USD.
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guest · Jun 26, 2019

YouTube Bitcoin Scams Pushing the njRAT Backdoor InfoStealer
June 26, 2019
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...scams-pushing-the-njrat-backdoor-infostealer/

YouTube scams are promoting software that pretends to allow users to get free Bitcoins, but instead installs the njRAT remote access trojan and password stealer.

These YouTube videos pretend to be hack scripts, giveaways, or games that allow you to win free cryptocurrency such as bitcoins. These videos tend to have the "FREEBITCO IN" string in the title or description, which makes it easy to find the videos that are part of this campaign.
According to security researcher Frost who discovered this campaign, we should expect to see more of these scam videos as the prices of Bitcoin continue to rise above $10,000.
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