![]() The cycle of rising geopolitical risks continued, driving gold to its $1,807 per ounce monthly high on August 10 as China conducted military exercises over and around the Taiwan Region. For gold, dollar strength overshadows geopolitical maelstrom An expanded PDF version of this commentary, including fund specific information can be downloaded here. Disabling or blocking javascript is another defense against BITB attacks, though doing so will usually hinder legitimate login portals as well.Monthly gold market and economic insights from Joe Foster, Portfolio Manager and Strategist, and Imaru Casanova, Deputy Portfolio Manager, featuring their unique views on mining and gold’s portfolio benefits. A fake browser window won’t be able to perform either of these actions. Users can also try minimizing the window to the task bar or moving the window outside of the browser. Real login windows will appear in the taskbar, have the same window design as the parent browser, and have a functional address bar. In order to avoid falling victim to a BITB attack, users can perform multiple checks to see whether login windows are real or animated. If so, the window will update with a prompt asking for a 2FA code.Īll login credentials entered into this fake window are sent to the threat actor’s command-and-control (C2) server and relayed into Steam, giving the attacker access to users’ steam accounts. ![]() The fake page can detect if a user's account has two-factor authentication (2FA) enabled. Users can move the window around inside the confines of the web browser and change the language of the login page. The image above shows an example of an interactive fake Steam login window on a phishing webpage. Threat actors can design these false login windows to display legitimate URLs with valid HTTPS SSL certificates to trick users into thinking the login windows are safe.īITB attacks have now graduated from proof of concept to reality, as threat actors are using this technique in their phishing attacks on Steam accounts. This phishing technique is intended to fool users into thinking they are viewing a legitimate login window by animating a fake interactive window on a webpage inside the users’ browser. However, the Steam login windows that appear when users follow these prompts are not real windows.Įarlier this year, a cybersecurity researcher published a proof of concept for what he called a “ Browser In The Browser” (BITB) attack. These websites are made to appear legitimate and direct users to claim an offer by logging into Steam. All of these different offers include links to websites controlled by threat actors. Some threat actors set up gaming livestreams similar to the recent cryptocurrency scam livestreams. Rather than offering free cryptocurrency, these gaming livestreams advertise free in-game character customization items. Some recent Steam account phishing attacks try to lure in unsuspecting users with private messages offering discounted esports event tickets, opportunities to join esports tournaments, or the chance to vote for a user’s favorite esports team. Steam accounts can make for high value targets, as some accounts loaded with games and collectibles which may be valued at upwards of $100,000. ![]() Specialists from the computer emegency response team at Group-IB (CERT-GIB) discovered over 150 phishing resources mimicking Steam in just the month of July. The cybersecurity firm Group-IB published research today detailing how various threat actors are stealing Steam login credentials using browser windows. ![]()
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