Oscar Nominated Movies, High-profile TV shows and films Featured in Phishing, Malware Attacks

mood · Feb 6, 2020

Oscar Nominated Movies Featured in Phishing, Malware Attacks
February 6, 2020
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Attackers are exploiting the hype surrounding this year's Oscar Best Picture nominated movies to infect fans with malware and to bait them to phishing websites designed to steal sensitive info such as credit card details and personal information.

High-profile TV shows and films are frequently used as lures in social engineering attacks promising early previews either in the form of fake streaming sites or via malicious files disguised as early released copies.
Over 20 phishing sites use Oscar baits
Kaspersky researchers who discovered these ongoing attacks "found more than 20 phishing websites and 925 malicious files that were presented as free movies, only to attack the user."

"The uncovered phishing websites and Twitter accounts gather users’ data and prompt them to carry out a variety of tasks in order to gain access to the desired film," a press release published today says.
The researchers also discovered that 'Joker' was the most popular movie to use as a malware lure among threat actors with over 300 malicious files being camouflaged as a Joker preview.
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Movie fans urged to proceed with caution

"Cybercriminals aren’t exactly tied to the dates of film premieres, as they are not really distributing any content except for malicious data," Kaspersky malware analyst Anton Ivanov said.
"However, as they always prey on something when it becomes a hot trend, they depend on users’ demand and actual file availability.
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Kaspersky: Kaspersky discovers movie malware disguised as best picture nominees

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