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Published Date: June 18, 2026

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USB worm spreads crypto-stealing malware via Windows shortcut files

Threat actors targeting cryptocurrency wallets have been distributing clipboard-stealing malware with self-spreading capabilities and usi…

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Threat actors targeting cryptocurrency wallets have been distributing clipboard-stealing malware with self-spreading capabilities and using the Tor network to conceal communication. [...]

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