Security News > 2021 > April > Call of Duty Cheats Expose Gamers to Malware, Takeover

Activision, the company behind Call of Duty: Warzone, has issued a warning that a threat actor is taking out ads for cheat tools, which instead turn out to be remote-access trojan malware.

The scam was first floated in March when a cyberattacker posted in hacking forums that they had a free, "Newbie-friendly" method for spreading a RAT: Convince victims the malware is a video game cheat, Activision said in its warning.

At the time, the threat actor also posted the malware file to set up the attack, which received more than 10,000 views and 260 replies, Activision added.

A YouTube video promising an "Undetected" cheat for COD: Warzone has detailed instructions on how to disable antivirus software and run the program as an admin - giving the malware full access to the victim's system.

Another YouTube video pushing the same malware showed up last August, with a direct link to infect the user, which had received 376 views, Activision added.

"The video gaming industry is a popular target for various threat actors," Activision said.

News URL

https://threatpost.com/call-of-duty-cheats-gamers-malware/165209/