Cryptocurrency Malware ComboJack Targets Clipboard Data – Here’s How to Protect Yourself

Malware identified by Palo Alto Networks targets data held on user clipboards from cut, copy and paste actions. ComboJack is a trojan able to replace unsuspecting user’s wallet data with the wallet address of an attacker.
ComboJack embeds itself on user systems with a possible source identified by Palo Alto Networks as phishing or malspam email. ComboJack will then frequently check the system clipboard for copied cryptocurrency wallet information.
If a genuine wallet address is identified, it is then replaced with a hardcoded wallet address presumed to belong to the attacker. Users unwittingly paste the incorrect wallet address when making a cryptocurrency transaction and send funds to the attacker instead of their desired location.
Beware of Phishing Emails
Researchers discovered the malspam targeting Japanese and American users with a campaign that could look something like this:

Opening an attached PDF file results in a message referring to an embedded doc file, which if opened, releases the ComboJack trojan to a user’s system.
The malware has been found to target Bitcoin, Litecoin, Monero and Ethereum cryptocurrency wallet addresses as well as Yandex and WebMoney in USD and rubles.
Microsoft Updates Provide Protection from ComboJack
The vulnerability exploited …

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