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Fake "Leaked" GTA VI Build Hides Malware in 113 GB of Empty Code (www.techpowerup.com)

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[–] mlg@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

I somewhat doubt the malware devs chucking their probably pirated copy of some cred stealer have implemented some zero day VM breakout exploit lol.

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[–] Ajen@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

So do I, but there are enough people running out of date software that old vulnerabilities are still being actively exploited.

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