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Ransomware masquerades as mobile version of Cyberpunk 2077

Posted on December 18, 2020 by Dissent

Lawrence Abrams reports:

A threat actor is distributing fake Windows and Android installers for the Cyberpunk 2077 game that is installing a ransomware calling itself CoderWare.

To trick users into installing malware, threat actors commonly distribute them as gamer installers, cheats, and cracks for copyrighted software.

Read more on BleepingComputer.


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