Security News > 2021 > December > 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' Pirated Downloads Contain Crypto-Mining Malware

ReasonLabs, a leading provider of cybersecurity prevention and detection software, recently discovered a new form of malware hacking into customer computers in the guise of the latest Spiderman movie.

As perhaps the most talked-about movie for some time, Spiderman: No Way Home represents an excellent opportunity for hackers.

All today's malicious actors need to do is promise their victims access to the latest movie, and they get an all-access pass to their PC. The cryptocurrency mining malware discovered by ReasonLabs disguises itself as a torrent for the Spiderman: No Way Home movie, encouraging viewers around the world to download the file, and open the computer to criminals.

This specific cryptocurrency mining malware may have been around in a number of different disguises before donning the Spiderman outfit.

What Does the Spiderman Malware Do? The malware baked into the Spiderman: No Way Home torrent is not listed by VirusTotal at this time, but ReasonLabs believes it has been around for quite some time, affecting numerous users.

Hiding a crypto miner in a file sure to attract a lot of attention, like a Spiderman movie, makes it easy to target as many victims as possible.

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