The software intercepts shortcut files and directs them to install a worm that harvests private keys from the Windows clipboard and inserts its own destination wallet addresses when it detects a transfer. The malware dubbed a “crypto clipper,” has been spreading via infected USB drives to target Windows users’ crypto wallets since February, according to Microsoft. Once installed through a malicious .lnk shortcut file, the worm known as Trojan:Win32/CryptoBandits monitors the clipboard for seed…
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