Researchers Discover Trojan Malware Targeting Cryptocurrency Exchanges

Once again, cryptocurrency exchanges are being called to be wary of a threat to their security that could have catastrophic consequences. While these asset custodians have been kept vigilant over the years thanks to the threat of hacks and other security vulnerabilities that their online platforms might have, a new report is raising concerns over a Trojan that could be able to steal authentication codes and access customers’ funds. 

Cerberus is a Potential Grade-A Threat 

The warning sign was raised by ThreatFabric, a cybersecurity firm based in Amsterdam. The firm, which specializes in information threats concerning the finance industry, explained in a recent blog post that it had discovered a new Trojan known as “Cerberus.” As the blog post explained, Cerberus was built to specialize in stealing 2-factor authentication (2FA) codes that are gotten by the Google Authenticator service. 

In the blog post, ThreatFabric explained that it first identified Cerberus back in June…