Fake ‘One Battle After Another’ Torrent Hides Malware in Subtitles

Warning: Torrent of Leonardo DiCaprio's Latest Movie Is Windows Malware

A torrent for One Battle After Another installs a remote access Trojan called Agent Tesla.

Fake ‘One Battle After Another’ torrent hides malware in subtitles

A fake torrent for Leonardo DiCaprio's 'One Battle After Another' hides malicious PowerShell malware loaders inside subtitle files that ultimately infect devices with the Agent Tesla RAT malware. [...]

Fake Leonardo DiCaprio Torrent Spreads Agent Tesla Malware

Cybercriminals are exploiting demand for pirated movies by disguising malware as a fake torrent of One Battle After Another, a new Leonardo DiCaprio film, tricking Windows users into infecting their own systems.  What appears to be an early-access movie download is actually a carefully staged attack chain that installs Agent Tesla, a powerful remote access trojan. The malware “… can be used to steal passwords, financial data, and browser informa…