"According to a security report from Infoblox, in cooperation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the China-focused Universe Browser is advertised as a safe and private way to bypass censorship and web blocks. It has a specific use case for would-be online gamblers. But just underneath its surface, the browser is recording the user's location, routing all traffic data through servers in China, installing keyloggers, and changing network settings."
"The Chrome-derived Universe Browser has been promoted as a way to access gambling sites to customers of the Baoying Group, closely associated with Triad criminal actors (labelled "Vault Viper" by researchers) that profit from illegal online gambling, cybercrime, money laundering, and human trafficking. Once installed, the program attempts to evade antivirus detection, injects code, and monitors system information like the contents of a user's clipboard."
Universe Browser is a Chrome-derived browser marketed to bypass censorship and access gambling sites. The browser is tailored for would-be online gamblers and routes all traffic through servers in China while recording user location and altering network settings. The program installs keyloggers, injects code, monitors system information including clipboard contents, and attempts to evade antivirus detection. The software can replace an existing Chrome installation on Windows and performs checks to ensure it avoids security tools. The collected data can enable targeted trojan deliveries, identity theft, blackmail, tracking of wealthy gamblers, and facilitate broader criminal operations.
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