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Bitcoin-Stealing Malware Disguised as Cheat Software for Popular Games; Millions of Gamers at Risk

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Many gamers looking for third-party cheat software to gain a competitive edge in popular titles like Call of Duty (COD), Diablo, and World of Warcraft (WoW) have had their Electrum Bitcoin wallets drained by malware.

This malware campaign, orchestrated by an unidentified actor, potentially affected over 4.9 million gaming accounts across various platforms, info security firm VX Underground said on Wednesday. The exact amount of funds stolen from users is unknown at this time.

On Thursday, TechCrunch said the malware was first uncovered by COD cheat software developer “Zeebler,” who warned gamers about the threat.

“The scope of the impact is so large, and in a bizarre twist of fate, Activision Blizzard is coordinating with cheat providers to aid users impacted by the massive infostealer campaign,” VX Underground said on X (formerly Twitter).

About 4.9 Million Gaming Accounts at Risk

According to VX Underground, the crypto-swiping malware may have impacted 561,183 Activision accounts, 3,662,627 million Battle.net accounts, 117,366 ElitePVPers accounts, 572,831 UnknownCheats accounts, and 1,365 PhantomOverlay accounts.

“When Elite PVPers was approached by PhantomOverlay administrative staff about the compromised accounts, Elite PVPers confirmed they have identified 40,000+ valid user accounts compromised,” VX Underground said. “These are seemingly freshly stolen credentials and are not present from previous publicly available credential dumps.”

VX Underground noted that not all victims of the malware attack were seeking cheat software for games. Some were using “software for latency improvement (?), VPNs, and Controller Boosting software.”

A source told TechCrunch that Activision Blizzard is trying to “help remove the malware” and is “working on identifying and remediating player accounts for anyone affected.” Meanwhile, Activision spokesperson Delany Simmons told the news outlet that the company’s servers “remain secure and uncompromised.”

It isn’t uncommon for hackers to target gamers with compromised software. In June 2023, Cyble Research & Intelligence Labs said threat actors are using trojanized versions…

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Wirecutter’s 100 Most Popular Picks of February 2024

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Popular Hack Gets Whacked In New York State

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The phone you have is with you more than 75% percent of the day and there is a good chance that you have had some nasty mishaps with it. From dropping it in toilets, to it falling in mud and whatever else is on the ground at concerts. With many concerts coming to New York State this summer, a hack you may have use to fix your phone may not be helpful after all.

There is a new report that may change the way you think about taking care of your iPhone if it ever gets wet. You know how it goes, the phone seems to fall in to water or other liquids in slow motion. The first thing you do is shake it out and hope for the best. The next thing you do is get a bag of rice and a bowl or bucket. But that may not be the best plan.

A new report says to let that wet phone air itself out.

MSN.com says:

Apple recommends gently tapping your iPhone against your hand to knock out excess water, then make sure your connector is facing down.

After that, leave your iPhone in a dry area with airflow, wait half an hour and then repeat the process.

The most frustrating thing that can happen is if when you lose your phone. You feel naked or helpless until it is back in your possession. There are apps to help with that.

But there is one app that your iPhone has that you may never knew existed and can be very helpful.

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“If you are in an email or typing a long piece of text and want to change something, it can be difficult to go back to where you need to go, unless you activate the iPhone’s secret mouse,” McConomy said.

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Hackers Blast Violent Gaza Message at a Popular Israeli Movie Theater

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On Jan. 23, Turkish hacktivists projected political messages about the war in Gaza onto digital signage in an Israeli movie theater.

The group, called MeshSec, targeted Lev Cinemas in Tel Aviv, one of the most frequented theaters in the country.

In imperfect Hebrew, the message read: “Stupid Jews, you are all terrorist killers. You are cowards. You will take responsibility for the hundreds of innocent children who died in Gaza. We will not give you peace, even in your movie theaters, until your massacres are over. We will destroy you all. We will limit your access to the Internet and banking services. God is with us.”

The attack is just the latest case of psychologically oriented hacktivism invading Israeli public spaces since Oct. 7.

How a Popular Movie Theater Got Hacked

Hacking into digital billboards, it turns out, isn’t so unlike hacking into any other corporate IT resource.

“Basically how it works is that there’s a computer, or a management panel that runs any content you put on-screen — it could be a billboard, screens outside of a theater, anything like this,” explains Gil Messing, chief of staff at Check Point Software. “The hackers are scanning the Internet to find any kind of exposed Internet connections, and default or no password protection, for things like this that they find interesting.

“Once they’re inside the management panel, they can change the actual content on the panel to show whatever they want. It’s kind of like changing a picture on a webpage,” he adds.

The simplicity of the attack was equaled by the simplicity of the fix. As the Lev Cinemas CEO told Israeli news outlet YNet: “There is an external system that updates our screens and trailers. The hackers got into this system, and put up their messages — and within a few minutes we got on it, took it down, and the event was over.”

Psychological Warfare in Israel’s Streets

Amid the myriad DDoS, wipers, espionage, and more peppering Israel’s various public and private industries in recent months, some hacktivist outfits have focused on spreading political messaging to civilians in the streets.

Consider: Lev Cinemas Tel Aviv is located on the upper floors of the Dizengoff center mall, located at the heart of the…

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