Trojanized Discord Client Grabs Passwords and User Tokens

Bill Toulis reports:

The “MalwareHunter” research team has discovered a malicious process that turns the Discord chat app client into a password stealer. The threat actor who is engaging in this campaign is deploying a custom spin of the “AnarchyGrabber” Trojan, which is capable of stealing passwords, disabling two-factor authentication, and even spreading over the victim’s friends on Discord. The crooks are distributing the trojan by pushing it as a game cheat or pirated software that would normally cost a lot to purchase. This is the mechanism for convincing the victims, as the involvement of the target is an absolute requirement for planting “AnarchyGrabber.”

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