According to reports, a malware has targeted gamers, stealing Bitcoin from their wallets and sending the price of the cryptocurrencycurrency plummeting to about $70,265. This malware has also targeted users of cheat codes in video games as part of a new attempt to collect personal information.
A pay-to-cheat gaming software user’s login credentials are stolen by an undisclosed threat actor, according to vx-underground, an online malware information repository.
Players who purchase cheating tools have been impacted by the attack, leading to approximately 4.9 million compromised accounts across many networks, such as Activision Blizzard’s Battle.net and the gaming-specific trading site Elite PVPers. The attacks have also affected marketplaces that sell cheat software, such as PhantomOverlay and UnknownCheats.
There have been reports of users having their Electrum BTC wallets drained as a result of cryptocurrency-draining. The virus’s developers have made it difficult to identify its origins, despite attempts to do so.
PhantomOverlay, on the other hand, says it has knowledge of its origins and is working with Activision Blizzard to help impacted users. Recognizing the danger, the massive gaming company advises users to exercise caution when downloading unapproved software in order to prevent security breaches.
