#CryptoNewss
It is reported that a Chinese company's printer has installed malware to steal Bitcoin
Procolored, a Chinese printer manufacturing company, provides drivers with USB. Bitcoin-stealing malware was allegedly hidden in download files uploaded to the cloud. According to a recent report from China's Landian News, 9.3 BTC (almost $953,000) worth of Bitcoins have been stolen.
"This malware comes with an official driver and contains a feature that replaces the user's clipboard with the hacker's address," Landian News reported.
For those who have installed Landian News Procolored driver during the month, it is recommended to fully check with antivirus. But to be safe, it is strongly recommended to reinstall the operating system and check the old files carefully.
The problem was first discovered by YouTuber Cameron Coward while testing Procolored's UV printer. His antivirus warned him that the driver file contained a worm and trojan called Foxif. But Procolored later denied that the antivirus was a false positive.
Coward later revealed the information on Reddit, which was investigated by cybersecurity firm G-Data. According to him, many driver files of Procolored have been uploaded to MEGA since October 2023, and they contain the main malware (Win32.Backdoor.XRedRAT.A backdoor clipboard replacement crypto stealer).
After G-Data contacted Procolored, the company deleted the malware files on May 8, 2024 and ran a new system scan. The cause of the problem was a malware infection during the USB manufacturing process, a type of attack seen in hardware around the world known as supply chain compromise, he said.