Security News > 2022 > March > New BlackGuard password-stealing malware sold on hacker forums

A new information-stealing malware named BlackGuard is winning the attention of the cybercrime community, now sold on numerous darknet markets and forums for a lifetime price of $700 or a subscription of $200 per month.

BlackGuard's evasion capabilities are still under heavy development, but some systems are already in place to help the malware escape detection and analysis.

Finally, an anti-debug feature blocks the operation of the mouse and keyboard inputs, making it further difficult for researchers to analyze the malware.

"Given the increase in usage and exploitation of compromised accounts and data obtained by information stealers as a vector for initial access to a target, KELA has recently observed new variants being advertised on cybercrime forums, as threat actors aim at improving the malware capabilities to better avoid detection and to advance the data collection and exfiltration processes."

"In a different scenario, KELA identified META - a new information stealer very similar in appearance to RedLine, whose collected data is being sold on the TwoEasy botnet marketplace. The stealer was launched at the beginning of March, now sold for USD125 per month or USD1000 for unlimited use, and the operators claim that it is an improved version of RedLine."

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