The style of these 'fake error messages,' warn cybersecurity experts, is 'clever and purports to be an authoritative notification coming from the operating system' but there are tells.
READ MORE:Security experts issued a warning to Google Chrome users after uncovering a cyberattack targeting the browser, as well as Microsoft 's Word and OneDrive apps.
While the cyberattack is capable of stealing all manner of private digital data, some of the new malware appears primed for stealing cryptocurrencies, like bitcoin. The scheme involves seemingly official prompts from these tech giants, Google and Microsoft, asking users to open what's known as a 'command-line shell,' specifically Microsoft's version of a command-line tool for Windows, PowerShell.
The scheme involves seemingly official prompts - like the one pictured above - asking users to open what's known as a 'command-line shell,' a form of software that allows more experienced coders to program their computer more directly, and install a code 'fix' In all cases, these hackers have created their fake error messages via flaws or vulnerabilities inherent to using JavaScript in HTML email attachments or via wholly compromised websites online.
Two interesting pieces of malicious software gave a clue as to the hackers' intentions, according to Proofpoint. When the hack's successful, the user fails to notice the switch and simply sends the cryptocurrency cash to the hacker's anonymous dummy wallet.
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