Fake Russian Tour Browser Stole $ 40,000 Bit Coin from Shoppers on the Dark Web

Fake Russian Tour Browser Stole $ 40,000 Bit Coin from Shoppers on the Dark Web

Fake Russian Tour Browser Stole $ 40,000 Bit Coin from Shoppers on the Dark Web

Experts at the cyber security firm eSet have detected a fake version of the tour browser. The tour browser codec is used to access the web. This fake version of the Tour browser is stealing bitcoin from users who purchase on the Dark Web. According to the set, this browser has stolen $ 40,000 worth of bitcoin so far.

The fraudsters who spread this fake web browser insert the Trojan into the original tour browser.

This Trojan-based browser redirects users to two different websites, where users are told that their tour browser is outdated. Clicking on the update takes users to another link, where they are told they can install a tour browser update.

According to eSat experts, this fake tour browser and fake websites were publicized in early 2017 and 2018. At that time, the use of cryptocurrency was on the rise. On Russian forums and blogs, this fake tour browser was introduced as an official version of the Russian language. The fraudsters encouraged the use of the tour browser to prevent government surveillance by using fake accounts.

The Pasteben account from which this fake browser was advertised has been viewed over five million times. Whenever users make a purchase from BitCoin from this browser, the fraudulent target bit will replace CoinWealth's address.

ESet experts have identified three such bits of queen weights that have been used for this campaign. The wallets have so far received 4.8 bit coins or $ 40,000.

Experts have urged users to download any software from its official website so that they do not suffer from fraud.