Microsoft identifies new malware targeting cryptocurrency credentials

Microsoft has detected a new type of malware that spreads via USB drives and targets cryptocurrency credentials. The malware, named Crypto Clipper, monitors device clipboards for wallet addresses or seed phrases. Upon detection, it captures five screenshots over a ten-second period and sends both the credentials and screenshots to attacker-controlled servers through the Tor network. Microsoft noted that this malware operates without a traditional installer and utilizes a portable Tor client and a SOCKS5 proxy for data theft and remote code execution.