According to a study conducted by security experts from ESET, a well-known computer security company, on the "KryptoCibule" malware, Windows users can face three different types of attack:

• It hides itself on the infected computer (without being detected by antivirus) and uses its processing power to mine cryptocurrencies (mainly Monero, MRX).
• Hijack transactions that go to a wallet located on the computer, replacing it with the pirates.
• Steal the funds originally housed in the victim's wallet by filtering computer files associated with cryptocurrencies.

The origin of this malware is at the end of 2018 when it was developed as a tool that collected Monero using the resources of infected systems in a hidden way. Later it evolved to its current version, in which it is also capable of mining Ethereum (ETH).

According to ESET, KryptoCibule uses the Tor network and the BitTorrent protocol to carry out the attacks and, basically, they have found that the torrent files that users were downloading and that were infected with this malware came from the same site, called Uloz, where these files were shared (basically the Czech Republic and Slovakia).

And you, are you already taking the appropriate measures to protect your cryptocurrencies?

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