---
title: "Criminals Using Web Injects to Steal Cryptocurrency"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/criminals-using-web-injects-to-steal-cryptocurrency/"
date: "2018-03-23T02:58:24+00:00"
section: "Software"
tags:
  - "Blockchain Security"
  - "Crypto Currency"
  - "Crypto Mining"
  - "Cyber Criminals"
  - "Data Theft"
  - "Malware"
  - "Software Security"
source: "darkreading.com"
source_url: "https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/criminals-using-web-injects-to-steal-cryptocurrency/d/d-id/1331350"
---

# Criminals Using Web Injects to Steal Cryptocurrency

March 23, 2018 · Reported by darkreading.com

> Man-in-the-browser attacks targeting Blockchain.info and Coinbase websites, SecurityScorecard says.Criminals have deployed a variety of tactics in recent months to try and profit from the cryptocurrency boom.One of them is the use of Web injects to intercept and modify traffic between user browsers and cryptocurrency sites in order to steal coins from victims and transfer it to accounts held by criminals.

[Read the full article at darkreading.com](https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/criminals-using-web-injects-to-steal-cryptocurrency/d/d-id/1331350)

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