I'm getting malwarebytes warnings when I try to check out mastodon users on "nerd culture . de" (added spaces to prevent autolinking out of caution) and there appear to be reports circulating of malware called "vidar stealer" which may have compromised one or more accounts on that instance.
https://malware.news/t/vidar-stealer-exploiting-various-platforms/65935
https://tria.ge/221002-v397lafch4
#Malware #VidarStealer #fediverse #NerdCulture (not sure how to reach out to instance owners directly 😮)
#malware #vidarstealer #Fediverse #nerdculture
RT @hpsecurity@twitter.com
🚨We’ve spotted several convincing #malvertising campaigns using paid adverts and #typosquatting to trick users into downloading #VidarStealer and #IcedID – read more in our latest blog: http://ow.ly/iKov50MtK47
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/hpsecurity/status/1615687631341342720
#malvertising #typosquatting #vidarstealer #IcedID