YouTube Gameplay Cheats Disseminate Cryptic Thieving Malware to Russian-Speaking Users

Video content on YouTube endorsing cheating tactics in games is being employed to distribute a newly discovered theft-oriented malware named Arcane, with a probable focus on users who speak Russian.

Video content on YouTube endorsing cheating tactics in games is being employed to distribute a newly discovered theft-oriented malware named Arcane, with a probable focus on users who speak Russian.
“A notable aspect of this malicious software is its extensive data collection,” as stated by Kaspersky in their research. “It harvests account details from VPN and gaming software, as well as various networking tools such as ngrok, Playit, Cyberduck, FileZilla, and

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