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Call of Duty: Warzone cheaters are getting infected with malware – TechRadar
Call of Duty cheaters get their comeuppance, in the form of a malware infection
Security researchers have discovered a new malware
campaign targeting users of cheat software for popular battle royale title Call of Duty: Warzone.
In a lengthy report
, publisher Activision describes the method of attack, which sees malware dressed up as a Warzone cheat and distributed via online gaming forums.
When the download is triggered, a type of malware known as a dropper is installed on the victims machine, laying the groundwork for further attacks and data theft.
“The dropper examined…
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