"New Erbium Password-Stealing Malware Circulates as Game Cracks And Cheats"

The new Erbium information-stealing malware is being distributed as fake video game cracks and cheats to steal users' login information and cryptocurrency wallets. Erbium is a new Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) platform that provides customers with access to new data-stealing malware. It is gaining popularity among cybercriminals due to its broad capabilities, responsive customer service, and low cost. Erbium was discovered earlier this month by Cluster25 researchers, but a new paper from Cyfirma provides more information on how the password-stealing Trojan spreads. Erbium has been advertised on Russian-speaking forums since July 2022, but it is unclear whether it will be used in the wild. As its popularity grew in late August, the price of Erbium increased from $9 per week to $100 per month or $1000 for a full-year license. Erbium aims to disrupt the malware market that threat actors often use because it is roughly one-third the price of RedLine Stealer, the industry's "de facto" option. Erbium will steal data saved in web browsers, such as passwords, cookies, credit card information, and autofill data. The malware also attempts to steal data from several bitcoin wallets added as browser extensions. Cold desktop wallets that have been hijacked include Exodus, Atomic, Armory, Bitecoin-Core, Bytecoin, Dash-Core, Electrum, Electron, Coinomi, Ethereum, Litecoin-Core, Monero-Core, and more. This article continues to discuss the new Erbium password-stealing malware.

CyberIntelMag reports "New Erbium Password-Stealing Malware Circulates as Game Cracks And Cheats"