🚨🚨 Brazil WhatsApp Malware Attack Targets Cryptocurrency Wallets and Bank Accounts. 🤬
🧐 As per Cointelegraph, the latest report by Trustwave's cybersecurity research team, SpiderLabs, reveals that a banking trojan named "Eternidade Stealer" is spreading extensively in Brazil via WhatsApp.
🧐 The attackers are employing social engineering techniques like fake government program notifications, courier information, and investment group invitations to deceive users into clicking on malicious links. Once clicked, the malware infects the device and takes over the WhatsApp account, automatically spreading to the victim's contact list. This trojan is capable of scanning and stealing login credentials from multiple Brazilian banks, fintech companies, and cryptocurrency exchanges.
✍️ To avoid detection, the malware uses a preset Gmail account to receive commands instead of a fixed server address. Security experts recommend that users remain vigilant against any links, even from trusted contacts, and keep their software updated to prevent such attacks.