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Ethical Hacking Tool RedTiger Abused to Steal Browser and Discord Data – How to Stay Safe

Hackers have turned the RedTiger toolkit into a data-stealing weapon. This post breaks down the threat and the steps to keep your PC safe.
Threat Post

Various Malware Lurks in Discord App to Target Gamers

Research from Zscaler ThreatLabZ shows attackers using spam emails and legitimate-looking links to gaming software to serve up Epsilon ransomware, the XMRrig cryptominer and various data and token ...
SiliconRepublic

Deception on Discord: Does the platform have a malware problem?

CyberArk’s David El explains the Discord features that make users on the social platform vulnerable to cyberattacks. The increasing use of malware to perform ransomware attacks and gain access to a ...

Hackers Turn RedTiger Tool Into Malware Stealing Gamers’ Discord Accounts

A new cyber threat is sweeping through the gaming community — hackers have turned a legitimate cybersecurity testing tool ...
techtimes

Hackers Use Discord For Spreading Malware -- 14,000 Malware URLs Reported

Hackers are now reportedly using Discord to interact and spread their malware to various users. The Sophos IT security company warned the general public that hackers are now mobilizing en masse to the ...
Threat Post

Discord CDN and API Abuses Drive Wave of Malware Detections

Targets of Discord malware expand far beyond gamers. Discord has a malware problem. And although the platform is predominantly used by gamers, it turns out even users who have never interacted with ...
Fast Company

Discord and Slack are becoming potent tools for malware attacks

Attackers are finding the file-sharing capabilities in popular group-chat apps such as Discord and Slack a convenient way to distribute malware, warns a new report from Cisco Talos, Cisco’s threat ...
Digital Trends

Discord ‘Spidey Bot’ malware is stealing users’ data, including passwords

A new malware has infiltrated popular chat service Discord, and it has the potential to steal your email address, phone number, username, password, IP address, and more. The malware affecting the ...
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Discord changes specifications to ``link breaks in 24 hours'' to reduce malware distribution via CDN

Communication service Discord has announced that it will change its system to a system where all links to files uploaded to Discord servers will expire after 24 hours to prevent the spread of malware ...
Bleeping Computer

Malicious PyPi packages turn Discord into password-stealing malware

A dozen malicious PyPi packages have been discovered installing malware that modifies the Discord client to become an information-sealing backdoor and stealing data from web browsers and Roblox. The ...
Inverse

Discord teens are deploying malware for a quick buck

A group of teens used a Discord server to distribute malware — some that can mine cryptocurrencies, run ransomware attacks, and steal passwords and information. The group members, who were mostly ...