Security News > 2023 > June > New Mystic Stealer Malware Targets 40 Web Browsers and 70 Browser Extensions

A new information-stealing malware called Mystic Stealer has been found to steal data from about 40 different web browsers and over 70 web browser extensions.

Mystic Stealer, like many other crimeware solutions that are offered for sale, focuses on pilfering data and is implemented in the C programming language.

The control panel, for its part, serves as the interface for buyers of the stealer to access data logs and other configurations.

"It seems clear that the developer of Mystic Stealer is looking to produce a stealer on par with the current trends of the malware space while attempting to focus on anti-analysis and defense evasion," the researchers said.

The spike in popularity notwithstanding, off-the-shelf stealer malware are not being marketed at affordable prices to appeal to a wider audience, they are also evolving to become more lethal, packing in advanced techniques to fly under the radar.

The ever-evolving and volatile nature of the stealer universe is best exemplified by the steady introduction of new strains such as Album Stealer, Bandit Stealer, Devopt, Fractureiser, and Rhadamanthys in recent months.

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