JAKARTA - Kaspersky researchers recently discovered ongoing malicious campaigns being distributed through YouTube channels.
This cybercriminal perpetrator spread malware to collect users' personal data and gain full control over the victim's computer by placing the link to the infected Tor Browser version in the video description bar about Darknet.
Kaspersky researchers have identified several cases of infection via malicious Tor Browser installers that spread via video about Darknet on YouTube. The channel has more than 170,000 subscribers, while the number of video views with malicious links exceeds 57,000.
Most of the affected users are from China. Since the Tor Browser website is blocked in China, people from this country are often forced to download the Tor from third-party websites.
Therefore, cybercriminals are interested in spreading their harmful activities through these resources.
The modified Browser Tor then stores search history and the entire data that users enter into the website form.
In addition, he distributes spyware to collect various personal data and send them to the attacker's server.
They tend to be more interested in collecting identity information on victims that can be used to track victims' identities, such as search history, social networking accounts ID, and Wi-Fi networks.
This fact is worrying because the risk of switching from digital life to real life. The attackers can gather information about the victim's personal life, family or home address.
Today we are witnessing how video content has replaced text, while video platforms are more often used as search engines. Cybercriminals are well aware of the current trend of web consumption, therefore they are starting to distribute malware on popular video platforms," said Georgy Kucherin, security expert at Kaspersky.
Kucherin added that this trend will remain around for some time, which is why Kaspersky strongly recommends installing reliable security solutions to remain protected against all potential threats.
To reduce the risk of becoming a victim of similar dangerous campaigns, here are the first anticipations you can take:
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