Summary
Call of Duty players looking for cheat software were targeted in a phishing attack that installed crypto-drainer malware, impacting millions of accounts. The malware targeted Bitcoin wallets and cheat providers, including UnknownCheats and PhantomOverlay. Activision Blizzard is working with cheat providers to help impacted users. VX Underground is investigating the attack, and players are advised to change passwords and enable two-factor authentication. Similar attacks target cryptocurrency wallets, with recent incidents involving Bitcoin Ordinals losing significant funds.
Key Points
1. Call of Duty players seeking cheat software were targeted in a phishing attack that installed crypto-drainer malware on their computers.
2. The malware potentially impacted over 4.9 million accounts, including Battle.net, Activision, and ElitePVPers accounts.
3. The attack also targeted cheat providers UnknownCheats and PhantomOverlay, compromising over 1.3 million accounts in total.