Crypto Hackers Using Babadeda Crypter to Make Their Malware Undetectable
Nov 26, 2021
A new malware campaign has been discovered targeting cryptocurrency, non-fungible token ( NFT ), and DeFi aficionados through Discord channels to deploy a crypter named "Babadeda" that's capable of bypassing antivirus solutions and stage a variety of attacks. "[T]his malware installer has been used in a variety of recent campaigns to deliver information stealers, RATs, and even LockBit ransomware," Morphisec researchers said in a report published this week. The malware distribution attacks are said to have commenced in May 2021. Crypters are a type of software used by cybercriminals that can encrypt, obfuscate, and manipulate malicious code so as to appear seemingly innocuous and make it harder to detect by security programs — a holy grail for malware authors. The infiltrations observed by Morphisec involved the threat actor sending decoy messages to prospective users on Discord channels related to blockchain-based games such as Mines of Dalarnia , urg...
