Information Stealer
Bing AI promoted fake OpenClaw GitHub repo pushing info-stealing malware
Fake OpenClaw installers hosted in GitHub repositories and promoted by Microsoft Bing’s AI-enhanced search feature instructed users to run commands that deployed information stealers and proxy malware. OpenClaw is an open-source AI agent that gained popularity as a personal assistant capable of executing tasks. It has access to local files and can integrate with email, […]
Arkanix Stealer pops up as short-lived AI info-stealer experiment
An information-stealing malware operation named Arkanix Stealer, promoted on multiple dark web forums towards the end of 2025, was likely developed as an AI-assisted experiment. The project included a control panel and a Discord server for communication with users, but the author took them down without notification, just two months after the operation began. Arkanix offered many […]
Infostealer malware found stealing OpenClaw secrets for first time
With the massive adoption of the OpenClaw agentic AI assistant, information-stealing malware has been spotted stealing files associated with the framework that contain API keys, authentication tokens, and other secrets. OpenClaw (formerly ClawdBot and MoltBot) is a local-running AI agent framework that maintains a persistent configuration and memory environment on the user’s machine. The tool can access local […]
Claude LLM artifacts abused to push Mac infostealers in ClickFix attack
Threat actors are abusing Claude artifacts and Google Ads in ClickFix campaigns that deliver infostealer malware to macOS users searching for specific queries. At least two variants of the malicious activity have been observed in the wild, and more than 10,000 users have accessed the content with dangerous instructions. A Claude artifact is content generated with […]
LummaStealer infections surge after CastleLoader malware campaigns
A surge in LummaStealer infections has been observed, driven by social engineering campaigns leveraging the ClickFix technique to deliver the CastleLoader malware. LummaStealer, also known as LummaC2, is an infostealer operation running as a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) platform that was disrupted in May 2025 when multiple tech firms and law enforcement authorities seized 2,300 domains and the central command structure supporting the malicious […]
New GlassWorm attack targets macOS via compromised OpenVSX extensions
A new GlassWorm malware attack through compromised OpenVSX extensions focuses on stealing passwords, crypto-wallet data, and developer credentials and configurations from macOS systems. The threat actor gained access to the account of a legitimate developer (oorzc) and pushed malicious updates with the GlassWorm payload to four extensions that had been downloaded 22,000 times. GlassWorm attacks first appeared […]
Malicious MoltBot skills used to push password-stealing malware
More than 230 malicious packages for the personal AI assistant OpenClaw (formerly known as Moltbot and ClawdBot) have been published in less than a week on the tool’s official registry and on GitHub. Called skills, the packages pretend to be legitimate tools to deliver malware that steals sensitive data, like API keys, wallet private keys, SSH credentials, […]
New ClickFix attacks abuse Windows App-V scripts to push malware
A new malicious campaign mixes the ClickFix method with fake CAPTCHA and a signed Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) script to ultimately deliver the Amatera infostealing malware. The Microsoft App-V script acts as a living-off-the-land binary that proxies the execution of PowerShell through a trusted Microsoft component to disguise the malicious activity. Microsoft Application Virtualization is an enterprise Windows […]
StealC hackers hacked as researchers hijack malware control panels
A cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw in the web-based control panel used by operators of the StealC info-stealing malware allowed researchers to observe active sessions and gather intelligence on the attackers’ hardware. StealC emerged in early 2023 with aggressive promotion on dark web cybercrime channels. It grew in popularity due to its evasion and extensive data theft capabilities. […]
Cloud file-sharing sites targeted for corporate data theft attacks
A threat actor known as Zestix has been offering to sell corporate data stolen from dozens of companies likely after breaching their ShareFile, Nextcloud, and OwnCloud instances. According to cybercrime intelligence company Hudson Rock, initial access may have been obtained through credentials collected by info-stealing malware such as RedLine, Lumma, and Vidar deployed on employee devices. The three […]