‘Free’ Cyberpunk 2077 Downloads Lead to Data Harvesting

2020-12-07 20:01

The hotly anticipated videogame title Cyberpunk 2077 comes out on Dec. 10, inspiring breathless countdowns from gaming publications and enthusiasts across the globe.

Cyberpunk 2077, an open-world game that lets players create a character called "V" who lives in Night City and is looking to become a top-tier criminal, will be available for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Stadia, with compatibility with PS5 and Xbox Series X. It will cost $60 - a steep price tag for many.

According to researchers at Kaspersky, a series of websites have gone live in a range of languages, all with URLs containing keywords like "PC", "Games" and "Download." And they all offer free purported downloads for the game.

"If the visitor clicks the [download] button, the site downloads an executable file that appears to be an installer to the computer," researchers noted in a Monday posting.

"This year, we already registered several thousand infection attempts through fake Cyberpunk 2077 downloads," researchers noted.

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