Security News > 2020 > March > Vimeo freezes accounts after malware hunts for logins, coronavirus map app infected with evil code, and more

The intruders swiped, from staff email accounts no less, customer info including names and addresses; Social Security numbers; government-issued ID, such as passport numbers and driver's license numbers; credit card and financial account information; and health-related information.

Vimeo says account info taken from infected user PCs. Video sharing site Vimeo believes a malware infection has targeted some of its user accounts for theft.

Register reader David Smith told us that he received a notification from Vimeo that his account had been accessed by a stranger and frozen.

We reached out to Vimeo, and the service said it believes Smith, like others, may have been infected with malware that was targeting Vimeo accounts in particular.

Netizens looking for information about the deadly pandemic are tricked into downloading and running the Windows software, only to find themselves infected with a trojan that harvested their cookies and account logins.

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