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'Call of Duty' Players Have Their Bitcoin Swiped Thanks to Malware

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Call of Duty players seeking out third-party “cheat” software to manipulate the popular first-person shooter game were among the victims of a targeted phishing attack, cybersecurity firm VX Underground said on Wednesday. The attack also targeted players seeking “pay-to-cheat” software for use on Activision Blizzard’s Battle.net, the PC platform for games like World of Warcraft, Overwatch, and Diablo. The cheat software installed crypto-drainer malware onto the user’s computer, and could be used to gain access to information to swipe coins from their Bitcoin wallets. “Over the past couple of days, we have become aware ... (full story)

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