Hackers exploit leaks of "Game Of Thrones" to spread malicious software

in #cinema7 years ago

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The VERGE website published a new report by a security and information protection firm that exploits Hackers to leak the episodes and scripts of the popular "The Laroche" to spread malicious software on a very large scale via e-mail.

The company "Protectionpoint" says that the software spread widely through e-mail, which sends to the victim, and motivates him to see leaks Leaked, as the message begins to list some of the events that come and of course, followed by options to watch the next episodes for a small amount of money, More specifically, some files are attached to the message.
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The message file attached to the message contains malicious software, Trojan or Trojans, that silently disappears into the system without being aware of a set of security programs, and does it immediately after the victim loads the Word file.

The company has confirmed that similar attacks have been carried out by the Chinese government on a large scale. It is no surprise that these attacks are also under its auspices, exploiting the love of millions for the Game of Thrones series. Serial.

HBO, which offers the series, has been hacked in the past, where full season scripts have been added to the accounts of the actors and employees of the company's platform, and some leaks have been leaked over the past weeks in different ways.

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