Benzinga – Hackers have turned the tables on Call of Duty cheaters by infecting them with malware designed to siphon off their Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). This cyberattack has raised concerns within the gaming and cryptocurrency communities.
What Happened: A group of hackers has unleashed malware that targets Call of Duty cheaters, pilfering their Bitcoin holdings, CoinDesk reported the news on Wednesday.
The malicious software has already affected a vast number of players, with figures continuing to rise. The malware informant [vxunderground] revealed that not all victims were cheaters; some were using legitimate gaming aids.
Over the past couple of days we have become aware of malware targeting gamers! More specifically, a currently unidentified Threat Actor is utilizing an infostealer to target individuals who cheat (Pay-to-Cheat) in video games.
A Call of Duty cheat provider (PhantomOverlay) was…