Kaspersky finds torrent malware infecting users and businesses
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Cybercriminals hide new malware in torrents for popular films
Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) has uncovered a sophisticated new multi-stage campaign targeting both individual users and organisations. The campaign relies on a previously unknown malware strain distributed through torrent trackers disguised as popular films including The Odyssey. One of the popular public archives of torrent files was compromised and was then used […]
Kaspersky finds torrent malware infecting users and businesses
Cybersecurity company Kaspersky has identified several hundred victims of MovieReaper, a malware campaign that disguises harmful software as popular movie downloads. The infections affected individuals and organizations across multiple countries after attackers compromised a shared repository used by torrent websites. The attack shows how tampering with one service can spread malicious downloads across several platforms. […]
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