A virus that steals the credit card will affect 90% of Argentines

The computer security company Proofpoint discovered a few days ago a new ransomware (an attack that "hijacks" user data) that could steal information from credit cards stored in the base of Chrome and Firefox browsers. These are two widely used browsers in the world. In Argentina, according to StatsCounter, 82.04% of users use Chrome, while 5.57% use Firefox. That is, it will affect 87.61% of Internet users in the country.

The vulnerability was named Vega Stealer and it's a variant of the August Stealer that was detected in early May via an email campaign. 19659004] May you be interested in Amazon: The adoption of the cloud in Argentina strongly accelerates

This post shows an offer of employment or the return of a product purchased on the Internet. While attacking business users first, it was later extended to private Internet users.

The campaign was distributed with the rubrics in English "Online Store Developer Required" (A developer is required for the online store); "Return Article" (Product Return) and "Our Company Needs Online Store From Zero" (Our Company Needs an Online Store From Zero.)

These emails have attached a malicious file called brief.doc or engagement.letter with macros that has downloaded the virus. This executable file has been installed in the "Music" directory under the name ljoyoxu.pkzip.

In these cases, it is best not to open or download unknown or suspicious mailer files to avoid falling into this type of trap. iprofesional.com/