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One Fake Movie Download Can Expose Passwords, Payments and Crypto Assets

Guru Baran
Aug 6, 2026 at 14:19
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One Fake Movie Download Can Expose Passwords, Payments and Crypto Assets

Cybercriminals are weaponizing pirated downloads of the blockbuster theatrical release “The Odyssey (2026)” to deliver Lumma Stealer. This prolific information-stealing malware quietly strips compromised systems of saved browser passwords, payment card details, and cryptocurrency wallets in a single execution. Within days of “The Odyssey” becoming one of the year’s most anticipated theatrical hits, threat researchers observed malicious executables masquerading as high-quality WEBRip and Blu-ray torrents across file-sharing platforms. Telemetry from Bitdefender indicates that users are actively downloading malicious Windows executables disguised as video files, carrying deceptive filenames such...

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