Pirates in the crosshairs how one cybercrime gang has been infecting book, movie, and TV show fans for years

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News Source : Securelist.com

News Summary

  • In late April 2026, a client reached out to us for incident response support after discovering a miner running on users’ computers.
  • We later discovered that the malware was being distributed via illegal movie and TV show streaming sites.
  • After analyzing the infection vector and the logic of the DLL, we concluded that this activity is a continuation of a campaign involving pirated digital libraries.
  • Given the previously described activity, it’s safe to assume that this campaign has been active since at least 2022.
Introduction In late April 2026, a client reached out to us for incident response support after discovering a miner running on users computers.

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