New Malware in Discord can steal users’ info

New Delhi: Cyber-security researchers have discovered a new malware that is distributed over the popular chatting platform Discord which has more than 300 million active users. The team from CyberArk Labs spotted the malware called Vare that uses Discord's infrastructure as a backbone for its operations.

This malware is linked to a new group called 'Kurdistan 4455' based out of southern Turkey and is still early in its forming stage, according to security researchers. The cyber-security firm contacted Discord and notified their support team on the different ways attackers misuse Discord's features, and of the new malware group.

"However, despite our numerous attempts we did not get a definitive response from Discord," they said in a blog post. The origins of malware on the platform can be traced back to the introduction of Discord Nitro. For a monthly fee, Nitro allows users to send larger files and longer messages, have higher quality video streaming and much more. The malware group 'Kurdistan 4455' has adopted past methods for their own benefit, targeting other malware groups instead of users, reaping their success with minimal effort.