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Fake Snow White Movie Attacking Viewers Device With New Malware (cybersecuritynews.com)

submitted 3 days ago by lemmydev2@infosec.pub to c/pulse_of_truth@infosec.pub

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Disney’s latest release, Snow White (2025), has turned into a cybersecurity crisis for unsuspecting users. With a disappointing IMDb rating of 1.6/10 and lackluster box office results, the film’s absence from Disney+ has led many to search for pirated versions online. Cybercriminals have seized this opportunity to launch a sophisticated malware campaign targeting torrent users. […] The post Fake Snow White Movie Attacking Viewers Device With New Malware appeared first on Cyber Security News.

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[–] melmi@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 3 days ago

I love how the recommendations for avoiding attacks like this include avoiding pirated content but ignores the fact that you have to go to a clearly hijacked site to download this, and then run an installer with the flimsy justification of getting a "special codec." This is not a sophisticated attack or something endemic to piracy, basic common sense would protect you from this. I can't believe people are still falling for this stuff.