FormBook—Cheap Password Stealing Malware Used In Targeted Attacks

FormBook—Cheap Password Stealing Malware Used In Targeted Attacks. Hackers use FormBook malware primarily targeting aerospace, defence contractors, and manufacturing sectors. Affordable piece of data-stealing and form-grabbing malware offered at $29 per week or $59 per month. Attacks distribute malware through malicious email attachments, including PDFs, DOC, XLS, and archive files. Malware captures keystrokes, extracts passwords, data from multiple applications, and continuously sends stolen data to a remote server. Also executes commands such as start processes, shutdown/reboot, and steals cookies