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

ID: 0468ee68-3c69-5d7f-9396-74a3c15f777c

STIX ID: report--0468ee68-3c69-5d7f-9396-74a3c15f777c

Feed Name: Bleeping Computer

Threat Score
70/100

Date Published: 2025-12-12

Date Updated: 2026-04-20

Author: Bill Toulas

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Bitdefender researchers uncovered a malicious torrent for a Leonardo DiCaprio movie that uses a stealthy multi-stage infection chain: PowerShell embedded in subtitle files reconstructs AES-encrypted scripts, drops payloads to user AppData, creates scheduled tasks and extracts AgentTesla into memory. The campaign targets torrent downloaders to steal credentials and other sensitive data via the long-running Agent Tesla RAT.

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