Pirate Streaming Site Malware Campaign Infected One Million Devices. (torrentfreak.com)

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In December 2024, Microsoft Threat Intelligence identified a malware campaign stemming from pirate streaming sites. Using iframe malvertising redirector URLs to generate revenue, and redirects up to five layers deep, malware payloads hosted on GitHub, Discord and Dropbox, acted as a dropper for additional payloads hosted elsewhere. Microsoft says the goal was to steal information and it believes almost a million devices were infected.

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[-] kat@orbi.camp 2 points 5 hours ago

Been doing it for years without said issues, so can't help you there. But not being technical enough is super valid.