It appears that a specific web page on our site was compromised by a Ukrainian hacker group, exploiting it to distribute malicious software. What Happened: Today, informed by the findings from Kaspersky Lab, we became aware of a past security incident from 2020. Upholding your trust is paramount to us, and in our dedication to transparency, we aim to provide a clear and direct account of the situation. We wish to address a significant security concern that has recently come to our attention. The company's full response is as follows: The genuine makers of Free Download Manager have since been notified by Kaspersky, and in a statement to TechRadar Pro, Free Download Manager said, "all links on the FDM website are secure and functional". Doing so would have saved victims from this case of malware. Most importantly, users should only download from legitimate sources and check things like domains and email addresses against what has been verified as legitimate. Still, there are some very easy steps that users can take to protect themselves online. They confirmed that the official website and its content had not been compromised, and actually, the infostealing version had been posted to online communities like Reddit and StackOverflow over a period of around two years.Īccording to Kaspersky, the threat actor targeted Linux machines specifically because they are much less frequently analyzed compared with Windows and macOS devices, simply due to popularity reasons. Having downloaded and installed an infected version of the software for further investigation, Kaspersky’s workers reveal that a Bash stealer is deployed to collect information such as system information, browsing history, saved passwords, cryptocurrency wallet files, and credentials for cloud services - specifically, AWS, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Azure.įortunately, the researchers also revealed how the malicious version of the software had been distributed.
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