Security researchers at Huntress have discovered a malware campaign that tricks victims into installing a real, fully functional copy of Exodus, a popular cryptocurrency wallet application, only to disable it so it can never actually be opened, using it instead as cover for a hidden spying tool. The firm said it identified four separate organisations The post Fake Software Update Installs a Real Crypto Wallet Rigged So It Can Never Open appeared first on IT Security Guru.
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