Security News > 2023 > February > Researchers Discover Numerous Samples of Information Stealer 'Stealc' in the Wild

A new information stealer called Stealc that's being advertised on the dark web could emerge as a worthy competitor to other malware of its ilk.

"The threat actor presents Stealc as a fully featured and ready-to-use stealer, whose development relied on Vidar, Raccoon, Mars, and RedLine stealers," SEKOIA said in a Monday report.

The French cybersecurity company said it discovered more than 40 Stealc samples distributed in the wild and 35 active command-and-control servers, suggesting that the malware is already gaining traction among criminal groups.

Among the distribution vectors used to deliver Stealc are YouTube videos posted from compromised accounts that link to a website peddling cracked software.

"Since customers of the Stealc MaaS own a build of its administration panel to host the stealer C2 server and generate stealer samples themselves, it is likely that the build will leak into the underground communities in the medium term," the company added.

According to antivirus vendor Avast, FormBook, Agent Tesla, RedLine, LokiBot, Raccoon, Snake Keylogger, and Arkei accounted for the most prevalent stealer malware strains during Q4 2022.

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