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ViperSoftX Malware Disguises as eBooks on Torrents to Spread Stealthy Attacks
2024-07-10 05:35

The sophisticated malware known as ViperSoftX has been observed being distributed as eBooks over torrents. "A notable aspect of the current variant of ViperSoftX is that it uses the Common Language Runtime to dynamically load and run PowerShell commands, thereby creating a PowerShell environment within AutoIt for operations," Trellix security researchers Mathanraj Thangaraju and Sijo Jacob said.

Clop ransomware now uses torrents to leak data and evade takedowns
2023-08-05 15:16

The Clop ransomware gang has once again altered extortion tactics and is now using torrents to leak data stolen in MOVEit attacks. On June 14th, the ransomware gang began extorting its victims, slowly adding names to their Tor data leak site and eventually publicly releasing the files.

Google Search results poisoned with torrent sites via Data Studio
2022-11-18 14:03

Threat actors are abusing Google's Looker Studio to boost search engine rankings for their illicit websites that promote spam, torrents, and pirated content. BleepingComputer has come across several pages of Google search results flooded with datastudio.

Movie torrents hijacked to send tips on bypassing Russian censorship
2022-08-01 23:12

Named "Torrents of Truth," the initiative is similar to "Call Russia," a project to help break through Russian propaganda and open people's eyes to what's happening in Ukraine. The initiative creates torrents that contain a text file with a list of credible news sources that Russians can trust and instructions on downloading and installing a VPN to secure anonymity from ISPs.

Activists use torrents to spread uncensored news to Russian pirates
2022-08-01 23:12

A team of Ukrainian cyber-activists has thought of a simple yet potentially effective way to spread uncensored information in Russia: bundling torrents with text and video files pretending to include installation instructions. The initiative creates torrents that contain a text file with a list of credible news sources that Russians can trust and instructions on downloading and installing a VPN to secure anonymity from ISPs.

RAT malware spreading in Korea through webhards and torrents
2021-10-21 14:22

An ongoing malware distribution campaign targeting South Korea is disguising RATs as an adult game shared via webhards and torrents. The attackers are using easily obtainable malware such as njRAT and UDP RAT, wrap them in a package that appears like a game or other program, and then upload them on webhards.

Microsoft catches cybercriminals adding malware to "John Wick 3," "Contagion" torrents
2020-05-01 19:45

Cybercriminals have taken notice as well, increasingly lacing popular movie torrents with dangerous malware that can damage your device. In a recent thread on Twitter, Microsoft Security Intelligence wrote at length that the team saw malware attached to torrents for popular "John Wick 3" and "Contagion" in Spain, Mexico, and a number of South American countries.

GoBotKR Targets Pirate Torrents to Build a DDoS Botnet
2019-07-08 18:43

The authors have tweaked a known piece of malware to specifically target Korean TV fans.

Popular Torrent Uploader 'CracksNow' Caught Spreading Ransomware
2019-02-18 12:33

It's not at all surprising that downloading movies and software from the torrent network could infect your computer with malware, but it's more heartbreaking when a popular, trusted file uploader...

New KickAss Torrents (KAT) ~ 2019 Best Torrent Sites (Working)
2019-01-09 06:33

Good news, the new Kickass Torrents site is back. Back in July 2017, popular BitTorrent site Kickass Torrents (KAT cr) was taken down by the United States authorities. The peer to peer file...