Most movies nowadays are full of wire work, sci-fi, etc. Attackers have been especially focused on distributing their malware in Spain, where most infections occurred, and then Spanish-speaking countries such as Mexico and Chile.It looks as if the filmmakers realized that the public was sick of certain movies. The malicious movie files do not appear to be circulating on especially popular torrent websites like the Pirate Bay, Ganacharya said. The origin of the attack remains under investigation. Malicious file names include “contagio-1080p,” “John_Wick_3_Parabellum,” “Punales_por_la_espalda_BluRay_1080p,” and “La_hija_de_un_ladron” and “lo-dejo-cuando-quiera,” according to Microsoft. Windows Defender, the antivirus program on Microsoft machines, protects users from the malware, Ganacharya added. The number of requests for “Contagion” on piracy sites skyrocketed by more than 5,600% earlier this year, according to Muso.
Meanwhile 2011’s “Contagion” has surged in popularity because of the plot’s resemblance to the real-world spread of COVID-19. The movie has been available for purchase or digital rental since last fall. “John Wick 3” is the latest in a series starring Keanu Reeves as an international assassin on the run from a community of professional killers. And then they ensure that their malicious payload is part of the overall packages that a user ends up downloading.” “Attackers use some popular movies as lures. “Lots of people are stuck at home looking to fill time, and not everyone is going to watch only what’s available through services,” said Tanmay Ganacharya, director of security research of Microsoft Threat Protection. Thousands of users continue to download pirated files of “John Wick 3,” and Spanish-language titles including “Punalies Por La Espalda” and “Contagio,” a Spanish-dubbed version of the pandemic-themed Steven Soderbergh movie “Contagion.” The attempted attacks coincide with a 41% increase in traffic to piracy websites in the U.S., and a 62% increase in Spain, since February, according to the British anti-piracy firm Muso.
Since April 11, some bootleg movie files on torrent websites have come with a strain of malware that hackers are using to try to exploit a victim’s machine to generate cryptocurrency. Tens of thousands of internet users in Spain, Mexico and South America have downloaded pirated copies of “John Wick 3” and other movies which come bundled with malicious software, according to a forthcoming Microsoft security warning viewed by CyberScoop. Internet scammers are conducting the kind of business that would probably get them in trouble with the inhabitants of the Continental Hotel.
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