Threat Research

Attackers (Vidar, LummaC2) hacking YouTube accounts and spreading Infostealer.

Ahnlab
  • AhnLab Security Intelligence Center (ASEC) has recently confirmed an increase in cases where attackers are using YouTube to distribute malware.
  • Attackers are not only creating new YouTube accounts to distribute malware, but also hijacking existing popular YouTube accounts to spread malicious code.
  • Some of the confirmed cases have involved YouTube accounts with over 800,000 subscribers.
  • The attackers primarily distribute infostealers through YouTube.
  • Previous cases in 2020 involved the distribution of the RedLine infostealer through YouTube, and the recently confirmed cases involve infostealer malware such as Vidar and LummaC2.

https://asec.ahnlab.com/ko/63697/

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