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Katz Stealer is a sophisticated infostealer marketed as Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS), launched in early 2025. It features robust credential and data theft capabilities, along with modern evasion and anti-analysis techniques. The stealer targets a wide range of personal and sensitive information, including passwords, cryptocurrency keys, and browser session data. Operated through a web-based management panel, Katz Stealer allows affiliates to generate custom payloads and manage stolen data. Its infection chain involves obfuscated JavaScript droppers, steganography, and process hollowing techniques. The malware focuses heavily on browser data theft and cryptocurrency wallet targeting, with the ability to bypass some browser security measures.

Katz Stealer is a sophisticated Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) infostealer that emerged in early 2025, designed primarily to harvest credentials and cryptocurrency-related data. It operates via a web-based management panel that enables affiliates to create customized payloads and efficiently manage stolen data, indicating a scalable and user-friendly criminal infrastructure. The malware employs advanced infection techniques including obfuscated JavaScript droppers, steganography to hide malicious code within benign files, and process hollowing to evade detection by security solutions. Katz Stealer targets a broad spectrum of sensitive information, focusing heavily on browser data such as saved passwords, session cookies, and cryptocurrency wallet keys, enabling attackers to bypass some browser security mechanisms. Its evasion capabilities include anti-analysis and anti-detection methods, making it difficult for traditional endpoint security tools to identify and mitigate the threat. The malware leverages multiple MITRE ATT&CK techniques such as credential dumping (T1555), process injection (T1055), obfuscated files or information (T1027), and data exfiltration (T1041), highlighting its multi-faceted approach to compromise and data theft. Despite its sophistication, there are no known public exploits or patches associated with Katz Stealer, as it is primarily distributed through MaaS affiliates rather than exploiting software vulnerabilities directly. The medium severity rating reflects the balance between its potent data theft capabilities and the requirement for initial infection vectors, typically involving user interaction or social engineering.

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