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EDDIESTEALER: The New Rust-Based Malware That’s Breaking Chrome’s Security 🔓
How a clever piece of Rust malware is outsmarting Google’s latest browser protections
The Digital Cat-and-Mouse Game Continues 🐱
In the ever-evolving world of cybersecurity, we’ve just witnessed another checkmate move from the dark side. Meet EDDIESTEALER — a sophisticated, Rust-based information stealer that’s making security professionals lose sleep for all the right reasons. This isn’t your garden-variety malware; it’s a technical masterpiece that demonstrates how modern programming languages are reshaping the threat landscape.
The ClickFix Deception: How It All Begins 🎭
The attack starts with something we’ve all seen before — a CAPTCHA verification page. But here’s where things get sinister. Cybercriminals are compromising legitimate websites and injecting malicious JavaScript payloads that serve up fake CAPTCHA pages. These pages don’t just ask you to identify traffic lights or crosswalks; they trick you into becoming an unwitting accomplice in your own digital demise.
The ClickFix technique is brilliantly simple:
- “Prove you’re not a robot” — the familiar prompt appears
- Follow the three-step…
