Spider-Man Movie Release Frenzy Bites Fans with Credit-Card Harvesting

2021-12-17 19:49

Friday's release of Spider-Man: No Way Home is the first post-pandemic premiere to really have all the Hollywood blockbuster accessories: superheroes, Zendaya, a healthy dose of comic book nostalgia - even its own phishing scam.

Researchers at Kaspersky warned that the release of Spider-Man: No Way Home is being used by cybercriminals to spread malware and steal banking information.

"Forgetting about cybersecurity, the audience is in a hurry to find out the secrets of the movie premiere, and fraudsters are using fan art and trailer cuttings as bait to make victims download malicious files and enter banking details," Shcherbakova said.

Days before the No Way Home premiere, "Deleting Twitter" started trending on Twitter as fans announced they were leaving the platform to avoid spoilers before they could see the move themselves.

The real spoiler? Spider-Man: No Way Home fans are being targeted, so be careful out there.

Zendaya is reportedly a couple inches taller than Holland and the two fielded questions about the height difference throughout the press tour that fans and fierce defenders of the couple labeled as "Misogynistic."

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