Do you know that a weak computer program snuck almost 400,000 computers in only two months? The secretive program was Lumma Stealer. It is a type of malware, it’s a very harmful software program. This can take over your important data and files. Now it was stopped by Microsoft and the police team from all over the world.
What is Lumma Stealers?
Lumma Stealer is a group of weak and bad programs called info stealers. This malware hides in your computer and takes all your data and files, like passwords, money details, and personal information.
From where they get Lumma Stealer?
Hackers and ransomware gangs buy it from secret online markets, where people can buy and sell Lumma Stealer. There is many tools to hack computers, this is the online market for only criminals.
Who used Lumma Stealer?
Usually, Lumma Stealer is used by hackers and cybercriminals. If they have your data, they can do anything wrong with your information using Lumma Stealer. Big groups also use Lumma Stealer, they are ransomware gang. These gangs can hack your computer and also lock it or save all your personal information.
How does Lumma work?
Lumma Stealer first hides itself in your system, then starts searching your data like all your saved passwords, bank information, cryptocurrency wallet, and personal information. If Lumma gets all your secret information, then it starts sending it to the wrong people who made it. At the end, they have all your data and information, and they can use it anywhere.
Spread of the Infections
Lumma Stealer infect approx 394,000 computer all over the world. Lumma Stealer spread just in two months 16 March to 16 May. Usually people click on wrong emails and click on wrong link on there computer, then the file start downloading they dont know that it was harmful file.
Big companies and regular base user are infected form this Lumma Stealer. They lost their very important data and secret information.
How Microsoft and Law Enforcement Took Action
The special team of Microsoft (Digital Crimes Unit). This team find every information about Lumma Stealer and catch the guys. Many countries work to gather like Japan, US, and Europe. Microsoft, Police and Security experts help each other and stop Lumma Stealer.
Also they use the power of law for legal action againts the guys, they have the permission form US court. This court order help them of take legal aciton the criminals.
They stop spreading of Lumma Stealer with shut down the platform where Lumms Stealer oprate like the website and control servers at the end – block the malware.
Lumma Stealer is connected to 1,300 websitesa are seized and redirected them to Microsoft sinkholes. This is the safe server that trap worng traffic and stop malware
Why Takedown Lumma Stealer?
Lumma Stealer is very popular tool in hackers and cybercriminals. It is very important to takedown Lumma Stealer. They install it into computer in just clicking on the link and it start finding personal information, bank details, and important passwords.
Microsoft, Police, and many country work together for stop the Lumma Stealer.
Conslution
It is very important to keep you computer safe with using security tools and always check the link untrusted link before clicking and keep your computer up to date. Update is very important for your computer with this you can secure data and important files.