Hackers hide malware in fake NFT game - page 2.

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Quote from: lovesmayfamilis on January 11, 2023, 12:42:30 AM

The game is distributed through phishing sites or through a mailing list; it is a simple Pokémon NFT card game.

fortunately, I'm not too keen on games. but I see on social media some accounts share similar pokemon games. I don't know if it's fake or true, because I'm not a person who likes games, I just missed it.
because nowadays there are more and more people who are interested in NFT games. there may be more ways scammers commit theft in the future.

Quote from: lovesmayfamilis on January 11, 2023, 12:42:30 AM

start self-education on Linux systems in order to completely abandon leaky Windows.

damn, I'm still a Windows user until recently.
I've read warnings like this for a long time, but I'm not moving to learn Linux right away. hope to have more time to learn Linux from now on.

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How many decades since phishing mails became a thing?

The lesson is very simple. Yet, nobody learned it. I do not even understand. How can you click random stuff and consciously click that Yes button when Windows tells you the program wants to make changes to your computer. How can you open stuff when you have no idea where it comes from.

People get Antivirus software and they think it magically solves any problem so they can click on anything and there is a magical shield protecting you. NO! Part of the security and safety is your behavior too. I still have devices running Windows and I never had an Antivirus on them. Yet they are clean. I can install Bitcoin Core and not even encrypt my wallet and no fund will be stolen.

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Another discovery of fraudulent activities was made by Korean specialists from AhnLab. The game is distributed through phishing sites or through a mailing list; it is a simple Pokémon NFT card game. After installing the game, RAT, a computer remote control virus, is installed on the victim's computer, which ultimately allows hackers to fully monitor all the victim's actions, including stealing passwords and seed phrases.

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Hackers have been using a fake NFT game claiming to be Pokémon-branded to spread malware to unsuspecting users, according to cybersecurity firm AhnLab. The phishing website, which is still active at the time of writing, appears to offer a legitimate NFT marketplace and the option to buy tokens and stake NFTs based on the popular Japanese media brand. However, users who download the site's content are actually installing a remote access program called NetSupport Manager that gives hackers control over their device

https://metaverse.sg/nft-news/fake-pokemon-nft-game-distributes-malware

The remote control can be configured as the most common process on Windows, which the user will never mistake for malicious, which also applies to antivirus software, although some completely refuse to detect it.

As a result, the simple truth rings again: do not open anything on the Internet, do not open attachments from strangers, and start self-education on Linux systems in order to completely abandon leaky Windows.

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