Security News > 2023 > April > ViperSoftX info-stealing malware now targets password managers
A new version of the ViperSoftX information-stealing malware has been discovered with a broader range of targets, including targeting the KeePass and 1Password password managers.
The report comes from researchers at Trend Micro, who state that ViperSoftX now targets more cryptocurrency wallets than before, can infect different browsers besides Chrome, and is also starting to target password managers.
ViperSoftX is an information-stealing malware that steals various data from infected computers.
Of particular interest, Trend Micro also reports that ViperSoftX is now checking for files associated with two password managers, namely 1Password and KeePass 2, attempting to steal data stored in their browser extensions.
Trend Micro told BleepingComputer that it's possible that if password managers are detected, the threat actors could target them with malicious activity in the later stages of the attack.
"As of the time of the writing, There was no clear detail that we can gather from the codes of the malware except to send the data gathered from getting the configuration files. The KeePass section of the code was not present on external researchers' reports, so we know that it is a later addition," Trend Micro told BleepingComputer.