Reportedly, a wave of enigmatic malware has lured players, siphoning Bitcoin from their wallets and dropping BTC values, which are now soaring around $70,265. This malware, which is part of a new information-stealing campaign, has also targeted Americans’ cheat codes. in video games.
Over the past few days, we’ve been aware that there’s malware targeting gamers!Specifically, a recently unidentified risky actor is employing a data stealer to target Americans who cheat (pay-to-cheat) in video games. A Call of Duty cheat provider (PhantomOverlay) was. . .
According to vx-underground, an online repository of malware information, an unidentified malicious actor is this scheme, which steals login credentials from paid gaming software users.
The attack affected players who acquired cheating tools, resulting in the compromise of more than 4. 9 million accounts across all platforms, in addition to Battle. net of Activision Blizzard and game-focused exchange site Elite PVPers. Cheating software marketplaces such as PhantomOverlay and UnknownCheats have also fallen victim to such attacks.
There have been reports of users falling victim to cryptocurrency drainage, with their Electrum BTC wallets emptied. Despite efforts to hint at the malware’s origins, its creators have made it difficult to locate.
However, Phantom Overlay claims to have glimpsed its source and is collaborating with Activision Blizzard to help affected users. The gaming giant, acknowledging the threat, emphasizes caution when downloading unauthorized software to protect itself from potential compromises.
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