The Gremlin Stealer Malware
Source: YouTube · John Hammond · published May 12, 2025 · 18:31
Gremlin Stealer is a new info stealer malware written in C that's actively distributed through Telegram channels and dark web forums, targeting sensitive data like credit card information, browser cookies, and crypto wallet details 0:00-0:05.
Key Takeaways:
• The malware captures sensitive data from web browsers, clipboard, and file systems including credit card numbers, crypto wallet information, and FTP/VPN credentials 0:34
• It's primarily distributed through Telegram channel/user "Codersharp" and is being advertised by multiple actors across different platforms 1:00
• Gremlin Stealer bypasses Chrome cookie protections and uses a hard-coded Telegram API key to exfiltrate stolen data to a server 10:19
The investigation reveals that while Gremlin Stealer follows typical info stealer patterns, its active development and distribution through multiple channels make it a notable emerging threat in the cybercrime landscape.
Sources:
- 0:00-0:05 Introduction to Gremlin Stealer malware
- 0:34 Explanation of what data the malware targets
- 1:00 Information about Telegram distribution channel
- 3:30 Details about multi-channel distribution strategy
- 8:55 Discussion of unique filename identifiers used by the malware
- 10:19 Information about data exfiltration methods
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Gremlin Steeler is a new info stealer malware variant for sale in underground cyber crime forums. Now, this is a threat research writeup from Palo Alto's unit 42. And I was kind of interested in this from uh some heads up by my coworker. His handle is laughing mantis. And this is relatively recent. Just at the very end of April, the very beginning of May, researchers have identified new information stealing malware written in C called Gremlin Stealer. This stealer's authors have actively advertised it on a Telegram group since mid-March of 2025. The malware exfiltrates data from victims and uploads the info to a web server. It captures data from web browsers, the local clipboard, and the file system to steal sensitive data like credit card numbers, browser cookies, crypto walled informatio…