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PYTHON-POWERED MALWARE SNAGS HUNDREDS OF CREDIT CARDS, 200K PASSWORDS, AND 4M COOKIES

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Vietnamese cybercriminals using PXA Stealer have infected more than 4,000 victims across 62 countries, stealing 200,000 passwords, credit card data, and 4 million browser cookies. The malware abuses legitimate software like Microsoft Word and PDF readers for sideloading attacks, then sells the stolen data on Telegram marketplaces such as Sherlock.