With the help of a new virus Cybersecurity researchers from SafeGuard Cyber Division Seven analyzed the new Echelon virus targeting user accounts of cryptocurrency wallets and other services. Discuss
Virus is spreading in Telegram channel Smokes Night and, according to experts, is designed rather for inexperienced users who will not notice the catch. It is noted that Echelon is distributed as posts on behalf of an account in Telegram channels dedicated to digital currencies.
What the virus is is not specified, as well as the effectiveness of malicious campaigns carried out with help. But the researchers list the services for which the virus is designed to steal accounts. These are cryptocurrency wallets AtomicWallet, BitcoinCore, ByteCoin, Exodus, Jaxx and Monero; as well as services Discord, Edge, FileZilla, OpenVPN, Outlook and the Telegram messenger itself.
Source: Anti-Malware