BloodyStealer malware hijacks Steam, Epic Games Store and EA Origin accounts
Kaspersky Lab experts have discovered that the BloodyStealer Trojan that is being sold on the darknet and that hijacks accounts of popular gaming platforms, including Steam, Epic Games Store and EA Origin.
According to an ad placed on the darknet, the malware steals various data from the infected device:
- passwords, cookies, bank card details and autofill forms from browsers;
- device data;
- screenshots;
- files from the desktop and from the uTorrent client;
- sessions in Bethesda, Epic Games, GOG, Origin, Steam, Telegram and VimeWorld clients;
- logs.
BloodyStealer has a knack for avoiding detection, and it costs less than $ 10 on the darknet for a monthly subscription and $ 40 for an unlimited subscription.
The researchers note that in-game products and accounts are in high demand among cybercriminals. Sign-in credentials for popular gaming platforms (such as Steam, Origin, Ubisoft, or EpicGames) can sell for as low as $ 14 per 1,000 wholesale accounts and up to 30% of the account value for individual accounts.
Announcement of the sale of 280,000 logins and passwords
At the same time, stolen accounts usually appear on the darknet not as a result of leaks, but as a result of targeted attacks by cybercriminals, including the use of malware such as BloodyStealer. It is emphasized that the malware is not only designed to steal information related to games, but the platforms that BloodyStealer targets show that the demand for these types of data among criminals is high.
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