Beware of Malware Cryptoshuffler

[HasHe]

Recently,hackers have stolen over $150,000 from bitcoin,ethereum and zcash wallets.

The hackers have used a malware named Cryptoshuffler which infects systems and mobile phones.It enters in the form of attachments,messages,emails.It just remains idle behind the screen and when it notices that the user is trying to copy paste a crypto currency wallet address,it immediately alters the ddress to the cryptoshuffler wallet address.Its very difficult for the user to identify the change in the address since the cryptoshuffler chooses the address much similar to the address from its pool.

Even a full format or factory reset might not be useful.Hard drives have to be cleanly wiped out.

So,be cautious or else,your hard earned bitcoins may be lost forever.

https://bitconnect.co/bitcoin-news/851/hackers-stole-over-150000-from-zcash-ethereum-and-bitcoin-wallets/

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Even a full format or factory reset might not be useful.Hard drives have to be cleanly wiped out.

Read that news from Kaspersky
https://www.kaspersky.com/blog/cryptoshuffler-bitcoin-stealer/19976/

First , it's nothing new

It took the Trojan a little more than a year to collect that money. Peak activity in late 2016 was followed by a slump, but then in June 2017, CryptoShuffler reawakened.

Second , I really doubt that claim that FR will not solved it.
Kaspersky didn't mention it not did the former article:
https://securelist.com/tales-from-the-blockchain/82971/

I only know a few trojans capable of surviving by embedding themselves in the MBR.
Not sure how this would work on android let's not even mention iOS.

But I really don't like the idea of having a BTC wallet on my phone. Not sure why but I feel a bit insecure
Even with my banking app I've limited it to payments under 100 euros and it is not able to initialize bank transactions.

[BIG Tyrese]

Even a full format or factory reset might not be useful.Hard drives have to be cleanly wiped out.

Read that news from Kaspersky
https://www.kaspersky.com/blog/cryptoshuffler-bitcoin-stealer/19976/

First , it's nothing new

It took the Trojan a little more than a year to collect that money. Peak activity in late 2016 was followed by a slump, but then in June 2017, CryptoShuffler reawakened.

Second , I really doubt that claim that FR will not solved it.
Kaspersky didn't mention it not did the former article:
https://securelist.com/tales-from-the-blockchain/82971/

I only know a few trojans capable of surviving by embedding themselves in the MBR.
Not sure how this would work on android.

That's besides the point. Just because you doubt that it would be able to do that doesn't mean you shouldn't protect against it. It might be one of the few trojans which can do it.

[coolcoinz]

It enters in the form of attachments,messages,emails.It just remains idle behind the screen and when it notices that the user is trying to copy paste a crypto currency wallet address,it immediately alters the ddress to the cryptoshuffler wallet address.Its very difficult for the user to identify the change in the address since the cryptoshuffler chooses the address much similar to the address from its pool.

So the only thing a user has to do is avoid opening spam emails, attachments that come from unknown sources, and remember to verify the address after copying it. Is that it? Every single cryptocurrency user should know that. These are the basics.

Even a full format or factory reset might not be useful.Hard drives have to be cleanly wiped out.

Do you mean zeroed? I haven't really seen a virus that would sit on your HDD and wouldn't disappear after formating it. Zeroing is used only in cases when you want to avoid future data recovery. If the virus survives formatting it would suggest that it hides in the BIOS.

[madushanperis11]

Regardless of BTC or normal life, It is important to keep your digital information safe because if someone steels your digital identity, it can virtually kill you. Most of the malware is spread through emails. Free wifi is valuable more than BTC when you travel abroad  , but most of the under standard hostel rooms use this to steel your sensitive information, and I have few know cases.