Microsoft warns of a spike in malware spreading via pirate streaming services and movie piracy sites during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cybercriminals are attempting to take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic, spreading malware via pirate streaming services and movie piracy sites during the COVID-19 outbreak, Microsoft warns.
With lockdown still in place in many parts of the world, attackers are paying attention to the increase in use of pirate streaming services and torrent downloads. We saw an active coin miner campaign that inserts a malicious VBScript into ZIP files posing as movie downloads.
— Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) April 28, 2020
“We saw an active coin miner campaign that inserts a malicious VBScript into ZIP files posing as movie downloads,” the company’s security intelligence team says in a tweet.
“The campaign, primarily observed in Spain but has also shown up in some South American countries, aims to launch a coin-mining shellcode directly in memory. We’re seeing the campaign affecting a wide range of customers, from home users to enterprises.”
The movies concerned include John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, along with Spanish-language titles including Punales Por La Espalda, La Hija de un Ladrón and Lo Dejo Cuando Quiera – as well as Contagio, the Spanish-dubbed version of Contagion.
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