Fake 'Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker' Streams Stealing User Data

On Sunday, cybersecurity researchers said they had discovered more than 30 fraudulent websites and social media profiles disguised as the official movie accounts of 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' in the franchise collecting data from users Free copies of the latest film are distributed. Cyberspace firm Kaspersky detected 285,103 attempts to infect 37,772 users, trying to watch movies of the popular space-opera series, indicating a 10 per cent increase over the previous year.

The actual number of these fake websites can be very high, who are collecting credit card data of unwanted users on the pretext of required registration on the portal.

"As attackers manage to advance content in malicious websites and search results, fans need to be vigilant at all times. We advise users not to fall for such scams and instead use the big screen But enjoy the end of the saga. " Security researcher at Sidorina, Kaspersky.

Popular films are often used by cybercriminals as bait to distribute malware, and the latest film is no exception.

To further support the promotion of fake websites, cybercriminals have also set up Twitter and other social media accounts, where they distribute links to content.

Security researchers said, "With malicious files shared on Torrent, it brings consequences to criminals. So far, 83 users have been affected by 65 malicious files disguised as copies of 65 films."

Even if you are going to download a video file from a source that you consider to be reliable and valid, the file must have a .avi, .mkv or ormp4 extension, among other video formats, of course. not exe, ”the Kaspersky team warned.

The cybersecurity firm said, "Confirm that the website is genuine, double-check the format of the URL or spelling of the company name, read the review about it and check the domain's registration data before starting the download."