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David El

Malware operators using common attack methods on Discord

Der Großteil der Deutschen war bereits von Cyberkriminalität betroffen. Um künftig besser geschützt zu sein, bieten sich die folgenden Tipps an.

Every day, cyber-attackers are working on finding new ways to perform more advanced and disruptive attacks, bypass identity security and steal companies’ data. All businesses, no matter their size, are potential targets and should do their best to minimize the risks.

More specifically, malware operators have started to exploit online chatting services to access private conversations, impersonate victims and steal sensitive information. And, with more than 300 million active users, the very popular online chat service Discord is the perfect tool to perform such identity-related attacks. Discord was initially aimed at gaming communities but is now being used by a more diverse population, including developers who want to create apps that free up their time to work on more complex projects.

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