Fake Russian Tor browser purloins $40,000 in Bitcoin from dark web shoppers

Fake Russian Tor browser purloins $40,000 in Bitcoin from dark web shoppers
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2019-10-18 14:04

Researchers from cybersecurity firm ESET have uncovered a malicious version of the Tor browser – the program used to access the dark web – and it’s been stealing user‘s Bitcoin. According to ESET, the bad actors were able to steal more than $40,000 worth of Bitcoin.

But how? The scammers have been using a trojanized version of an official Tor browser package. The bad browser redirects users to two websites which claim the user’s version of Tor is out of date. Researchers say this happens even if the browser is the most up-to-date version. When a user clicks on the…

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