New Spider-Man movie is used for scam

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“No Way Home ” has hit theaters and is already making waves on the Internet – in every sense of the word. The latest Spider-Man movie has become a huge publicity stunt and speculation, especially since the release of its trailer, which featured familiar faces to fans. The excitement surrounding the release of the blockbuster has led cybercriminals to take advantage of Internet users’ inattention. The release of “No Way Home ” has been an attractive hook for sending out threats and phishing pages.

Our researchers have seen an increase in scammers’ activity in the wake of the film’s release, and have found several examples of phishing sites slovenia mobile database up to steal people’s banking details. In order to watch the new superhero movie before its release, people were asked to register and enter their credit card details. The attackers then withdrew the money from the cards and collected payment details, but they were not able to watch any previews of the film.

Scammers tricked viewers into entering their banking information

Scammers tricked viewers into entering their banking information

“Fan expectations are sky-high, possibly higher than for any movie. Everyone who has been a Spidey fan has their own theories about the films, which can be exploited by cybercriminals. Cybersecurity aside, people are in a rush to find out the secrets of the film, and scammers are using fan art and trailer clippings as bait to trick victims into downloading malicious files and entering their banking details. Therefore, we urge users to be careful about the pages they visit and not download files from unverified websites,” comments Fabio Assolini, senior security analyst at Kaspersky.

Superhero movies have always attracted the attention of fans, and so the trailers are especially scrutinized. There are tons of speculations and rumors on the Internet surrounding “No Way Home .” For example, there are reports that former leads Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield will return as Spider-Man in their respective films. While there is no concrete evidence that this is the case, fans have already come up with their own theories. To increase interest on the phishing pages , cybercriminals are not using official movie posters, but rather fan art illustrations depicting all the Spider-Man actors. With this, cybercriminals are trying to attract more attention from fans.