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New VVS Stealer Malware Targets Discord Accounts via Obfuscated Python Code

VVS Stealer is a Python-based malware sold on Telegram that steals Discord tokens, browser data, and credentials using heavy ...
TechRadar

Malware can easily abuse Discord features to attack users

Cybersecurity experts have successfully demonstrated that the features of gaming-centric messaging platform Discord can easily be abused for malicious purposes. Researchers from Check Point Research ...
Pocket-lint

Discord malware is stealing user's passwords: Here's how to check yours is safe

Adrian has been a tech enthusiast since the 90s with a particular passion for gaming that developed thanks to his first gaming outings on Pong, Zork and Space Invaders. In the years that followed he ...
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 ...
Threat Post

Discord-Stealing Malware Invades npm Packages

The CursedGrabber malware has infiltrated the open-source software code repository. Three malicious software packages have been published to npm, a code repository for JavaScript developers to share ...
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 ...
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 ...
PC Gamer

Discord malware is a persistent and growing threat warns Sophos

Malware 'can persist indefinitely unless reported' in the chat software's cloud files. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A few ...
GIGAZINE

Discord changes specifications to ``link breaks in 24 hours'' to reduce malware ...

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 ...
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 ...
Bleeping Computer

Discord Abused to Spread Malware and Harvest Stolen Data

Malware developers and attackers are abusing the Discord chat service by using it to host their malware, act as command and control servers, or by modifying the chat client to perform malicious ...
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 ...