"Spider-Man Fans Warned About Scams Leveraging New Movie"

Researchers at Kasperksy have discovered that fraudsters are leveraging the latest Spider-Man movie to spread malicious files and phishing pages.  The researchers found numerous phishing websites pop up ahead of the movie premiere, purporting to show the movie online. These sites asked users to register and enter their credit card information to access the film.  If a victim entered their card information, then they would have their payment data stolen by the fraudsters. Unsurprisingly, the victims were unable to stream the feature.  In addition to tricking users into giving away payment information, adversaries are trying to entice Spider-Man fans into downloading malicious files, believing they are downloading the movie. These include downloaders that can install other unwanted programs, adware, and Trojans. The latter of these can allow the threat actors to perform actions that are not authorized by the user, such as gathering data, modifying data, or disrupting the performance of computers.  The researchers also found that fraudsters are leveraging the growing popularity of fan theories and fan art around the Spider-Man franchise to boost interest in their malicious websites. Some malicious sites use fan art featuring all the Spider-Man actors rather than official movie posters.

Infosecurity reports: "Spider-Man Fans Warned About Scams Leveraging New Movie"