New Malware Variant Taps Microsoft Technology To Steal Sensitive Bank Customer Data: Cybersecurity Researchers - The Daily Hodl

Cyber Threats Emerge from Banking Malware Utilizing Microsof

Coyote malware uses Microsoft's UI Automation for data collection, posing banking threats. It targets Brazilian users, aiming to steal information from banks and cryptocurrency platforms. Continue Reading:Cyber Threats Emerge from Banking Malware Utilizing Microsoft’s Tech The post Cyber Threa...

New Malware Variant Taps Microsoft Technology To Steal Sensitive Bank Customer Data: Cybersecurity Researchers - The Daily Hodl

Security researchers are warning of a newly identified malware variant that makes use of Microsoft technology to steal bank customer data. The cybersecurity firm Akamai Technologies says that it has confirmed the first case of a new variant of the Coyote banking trojan maliciously using Microsoft’s UI Automation (UIA) framework “in the wild.” Says Akamai security researcher Tomer Peled, “Coyote now leverages UIA as part of its operation. Like an…