The Rise of Skywalker Is Being Used to Push Malware Downloads, Surprising No One

guest · Dec 21, 2019

The Rise of Skywalker Is Being Used to Push Malware Downloads, Surprising No One
December 20, 2019
https://www.extremetech.com/interne...d-to-push-malware-downloads-surprising-no-one

Disney’s Star Wars sequel trilogy is wrapping up with the new film release, but trying to snag an early copy online might be even more risky than usual. Kaspersky Lab reports that The Rise of Skywalker has become the hottest new way to push malware on unsuspecting internet users. That download that looks too good to be true probably is.

Kaspersky says it has cataloged 285,103 Star Wars-themed malware attacks in the last year. That’s 10 percent higher than last year, but there were 30 percent fewer unique files contained in malware. Malware makers might be getting lazier, but they’re not giving up.

With interest in The Rise of Skywalker peaking, Kaspersky has seen a new wave of attacks purporting to offer downloads of the film.
So far, it has identified 65 malware campaigns leveraging the release of the movie. The firm found more than 30 websites and social media counts pushing fake downloads of the movie that were really just malware. This wave of fake downloads hasn’t yet bitten too many internet users, but it’s probably just a matter of time.
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It’s nice to have confirmation that downloading a just-released Star Wars movie is risky, but it’s not exactly a surprise. Malware often takes advantage of cultural events like this to infect people.
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According to research from Kaspersky, the latest and final film of the trilogy has drawn the attention of attackers even before the premiere, with fraudulent websites and malicious files of the yet-to-be-released film flooding the web.
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Brummelchen · Dec 22, 2019

i would add: dont pirate any current films if you dont wont be sued for piracy which could be very expensive, in special in case of torrent or similar.

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