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Over US$40,000 in Bitcoin stolen by trojanized Tor Browser

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Tags: cryptocurrency, tor, bitcoin, trojan, russia, crime, author.anton cherepanov
https://www.welivesecurity.com/2019/10/18/fleecing-onion-trojanized-tor-browser/

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Title
Fleecing the onion: Darknet shoppers swindled out of bitcoins via trojanized Tor Browser | WeLiveSecurity
Authors
Anton Cherepanov
Published
Oct 18 2019
Word count
1273 words

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  1. teaearlgraycold
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    That's the most interesting bit here. I had a Russian expat tell me that before devices supported Cyrillic people had to put up with "transcript" on all screens. This isn't the first time Cyrillic...

    For Russian-speaking victims, the missing letter might raise no suspicion due to the fact that “torproect” looks like a transliteration from the Cyrillic.

    That's the most interesting bit here. I had a Russian expat tell me that before devices supported Cyrillic people had to put up with "transcript" on all screens.

    This isn't the first time Cyrillic has aided in domain shenanigans.

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