Security News > 2025 > March > YouTube Game Cheats Spread Arcane Stealer Malware to Russian-Speaking Users

2025-03-20 15:39
YouTube videos promoting game cheats are being used to deliver a previously undocumented stealer malware called Arcane likely targeting Russian-speaking users. "What's intriguing about this malware is how much it collects," Kaspersky said in an analysis. "It grabs account information from VPN and gaming clients, and all kinds of network utilities like ngrok, Playit, Cyberduck, FileZilla, and
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