A group of researchers has identified an advanced Trojan virus on the dark web forums called BloodyStealer. The function of this malware trojan si mainly for stealing gamer accounts and data in different gaming platforms like Epic Games Store, EA Origin, and Steam accounts.
The BloodyStealer moved by targeting gaming platforms, digging data for gaming accounts, and then stealing it in March. The first regions targeted by this new trojan are Latin America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. Many gamers in these regions believed that some of them had been looted with gaming data. The price range for subscribing to this information stealer is 40 U.S. Dollars. In addition to that, subscribers are also offered a lifetime license at the price of 10 U.S dollars per month. However, BloodyStealer is exclusively being sold to VIP members of underground forums using private channels.
Gamer popularity, streamer accounts, and in-game goods are game-related assets being sold on the Dark Web for a hefty amount of money. There are rumours that the high demand for this information in the black market is why this new trojan is being developed.
Functions of BloodyStealer malware and its Effect on the Gaming Community
BloodyStealer uses detection evasion with the help of malware analysis protection. There are also different added features to gather data in a wide range of gaming platforms.
Clients such as GOG, Bethesda, Steam, Epic Games, VimeWorld, Telegram, and Origin risk being looted with sessions. In addition to that, this trojan can steal files from desktop and uTorrent clients. Furthermore, the scope of its stealing capabilities is not limited to data gathering. It can also steal passwords, cookies, bank cards, purchased upgrades, and streaming accounts.
Lastly, reverse engineering protection mechanisms and logging protection are also present in this unforgiving trojan.
The ever-growing development of cybercrime is the indication of a more advanced and dangerous virus. This BloodyStealer trojan packs with a wide array of functions and capabilities that can evolve into a virus that is not only meant to terrorize the gaming platform and the gaming community.
