Gaming
Malware Creator Gloats About it on Social Media
When malware is concerned, there has been a rise of hacker and virus activity. This rise has been worrying a lot of people from across the world and the perpetrators are yet to be found. Well, it’s obvious that one of the main rules of malware creation is to be subtle about your identity. This person clearly didn’t really follow that rule at all.
A Russian-speaking malware author is currently busy spreading a Monero miner hidden inside gaming mods. The crook is using different usernames to spread the malware on forums for Russian-speaking users.
The report made by Minerva labs shows that the malware was hidden into the code for a mod for Grand Theft Auto V. The mod in question is named Arbuz and it has been found in two other malware campaigns. The user responsible for the malware is named opcod3r.
So, the story goes like that, there’s a malware hidden inside a GTA mod and the author isn’t found. However, in this case, the author has been found and the people at Minerva didn’t have to look that far. No, all they had to do was to look at the Social Network page of a young Russian man named “Anton”.
Anton decided to gloat about his success in a very indiscrete manner. The user is responsible of creating other game mods and even an aimbot cheat to allow cheaters to get an unfair advantage. The user shared a few links to purchase his stuff on the VK Profile.
And like a very common criminal who is dumb enough to expose themselves to authorities. Anton declared to be the person behind everything when accused of stealing from opcod3r.
“From 0pc0d3r’s poor operational security (opsec), it is clear that we are not dealing with an experienced cybercriminal,” Minerva experts wrote in their report. “By following the activities associated with this alias, we discovered the possible identity of the person behind it.”
The facepalms are incoming for this guy, but let’s give him credit. At least he made a very effective malware that will soon be eradicated while Anton spends time on prison. Congratulations for him, I guess.
Sonic Frontier’s third and final free DLC update, The Final Horizon, is frustrating some players with its difficulty. Some say it’s Sonic’s hardest gameplay ever.
Many players complained about this unexpected difficulty spike in a 12-page GameFaqs forum post called “This DLC is way too hard” (thanks VGC). One of the main complaints about Sonic Frontiers was that it was too easy, and Team Sonic overcorrected, which makes it surprising.
Final Horizon, the last free update, let players play as Tails, Knuckles, and Amy and complete a variety of optional challenges, which is the challenge. Many are breaking down after a vertigo-inducing tower that requires pixel-perfect platforming without checkpoints, apparently inspired by viral Twitch hit Only Up!
Have you tried Sonic Frontiers Final Horizon DLC? Is it really that hard, or has Sonic always been the Dark Souls of mascot platformers?
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2’s cinematic trailer appeared suddenly as the wait seemed endless. It shows us that together, we can overcome anything.
The scene is surprisingly sad, with flashbacks to each Spider-Man’s tragic past. As property damages mount, Peter and Miles have emotional internal monologues while fighting Venom.
Venom appears to be about to lose when he realizes they can be stronger together before the scene fades to black. We won’t know how this story ends until Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 launches exclusively on PS5 on October 20.
Do you think teamwork makes the dream work? Should you see more of Insomniac’s latest or are you sold?
A new trailer featuring Aleks Le’s fearless protagonist S.E.E.S makes Persona 3 Reload more real. Atlus promises weekly character tributes, so get excited. Our stoic protagonist, who will be playable on PS5 and PS4 when this remade RPG releases on February 2, is introduced well.
We’ve accepted playing without our favorite character and are starting to like Reload. The setting, story, and cast have always been great, and the more we learn about the proposed changes, the more we want to return to Tartarus.
With Persona 3 Reload, where are you? Did you play the game before or is this your first time?
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