A Malware Targeting Call of Duty Cheaters and Bitcoin Wallets
A group of hackers has launched a malware specifically aimed at Call of Duty cheaters.
The malware, which siphons Bitcoin wallets, has affected hundreds of thousands of players and puts millions of users at risk.
Activision Blizzard, the developer of Call of Duty, is working with cheat providers to help affected players.
Many Call of Duty cheaters have reportedly lost all their BTC after installing a targeted virus. Cybercriminals have created malware designed to siphon Bitcoin wallets from cheaters on Call of Duty, already affecting hundreds of thousands of player accounts.
This is not the first time that cheaters in the gaming world have been targeted by hackers. In 2018, a supposed cheat for Fortnite turned out to be malware designed to steal Bitcoin wallet login details. Fortnite players were targeted again in 2019, with hackers gaining access to users’ computer data.
A Malware Targeting Call of Duty Cheaters’ BTC
The malware, designed to steal personal and financial information, quickly spread among the gaming community, impacting not only cheaters but also users of latency improvement software, VPNs, and controller optimization software. The scale of this malicious campaign was revealed by VX Underground, a well-known informant in the malware market, which reported a steady increase in the number of affected players.
Millions of Accounts Impacted
The first reports of suspicious activities emerged from the cheat provider ‘PhantomOverlay,’ after users reported unauthorized purchases on their accounts. Other cheat providers, like ‘Elite PVPers,’ confirmed similar attacks.
The stolen data includes freshly stolen credentials, with some players also reporting that their Electrum wallets were drained. The total sum of stolen cryptocurrencies remains unknown at this time.
Activision Blizzard Responds to the Issue
Activision Blizzard, the developer of Call of Duty, has gone as far as actively engaging with cheat providers to support affected players. The compromised accounts include over 3.6 million Battlenet accounts, 561,000 Activision accounts, and 117,000 Elite PVPers accounts. However, PhantomOverlay has disputed these numbers, labeling them as exaggerated in a message posted on Telegram.
