Foreign things, Twilight, Naruto Lecks – don't open on your phone, PC

Links to leaked scenes that circulate exclusive episodes online now. Blockbuster film and anime title including Foreign thingsPresent duskPresent Deadpool & WolverinePresent NarutoPresent A piece And Demon Slayer can now be found. But be careful. This content is not really exclusive film material. It is bait. And you are the intended victim.

This is the new warning of Kaspersky, which was exclusively shared here for the first time. “Kaspersky, among other things, has disguised over 250,000 cyber attacks as a popular anime and streaming platforms that were preferred by a younger audience.”

The team says: “Streaming is more than a pastime” for gen z: “It is a attitude to life.” Access to this online content “offers a connection to the characters, worlds and fandoms that define their identity.” The baits are simple. Select a virus title and spice it up with some exclusivity and time-limited access, and the trap is defined.

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Anime has proven to be particularly effective for cybercriminals. More than 65% of gene Z “watch them regularly anime, which makes them the most anime-committed generation of history”. Kaspersky only selected five popular titles and found “251,931 attempts to deliver malware or unwanted files [those]

Name. ”

In view of the arbitrary nature, anime is particularly effective in view of the arbitrary nature of some of the websites that fans visit, the temptation of the content in overseas and the type of content itself. Naruto The list exceeded “despite the first broadcast more than two decades”.

Hollywood titles are a more difficult bait because such content is considered illegal and may be more careful. But Kaspersky still found that it was remarkably effective. The analysis of only five titles found again: “43,302 attempts at attack with a pronounced attention tip of cyber criminal in early 2025.”

Shrek In particular, it turned out to be remarkably effective, surviving younger offers such as Inside out 2 And Deadpool & Wolverine. The research also showed that the streaming platforms were imitated even with malicious forwarding and fake websites. “Platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV Plus and HBO Max have redesigned films, series and anime.”, But also cyber attacks.

Kaspersky warns of cyber criminal also used various types of Trojans who were disguised as media downloads. “As soon as you are activated, you can steal sensitive data, install additional malware or give attackers a remote control via a device. For example, Trojan PSWS (password theft of goods) are specially developed for the harvest of login information for registration information, such as passwords and user names. If you are with the platform files with the platform files, with regard to the platform files you can not only be connected to the platform data.

Kaspersky found almost 100,000 “attempts to distribute malicious or undesirable files that were camouflaged as the names of these important streaming platforms. In contrast to seasonal trends, streaming platforms offer a continuous flow flow from the eagerly awaited premieres to hidden stone, which discover the spectators months or even years after the publication.”

Netflix led the diagrams for cybercriminal aping brands and switched to free tests, password problems and security warnings beyond content. Just like with Microsoft, Google and other technical brands, the same warnings for account security apply. Unfortunately, Netflix 'account security is much more fundamental than these others. There is no two-factor authentication or passkeys, so we are only in a long, unique password territory.

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Kaspersky's Vasily Kolesnikov warns that “the world of entertainment is developing.

The team has published a three-point guide for security when streaming:

1. “When accessing streaming services, always use a legitimate, paid subscription and make sure that you use apps from official marketplaces or official websites.
2. Always check the authenticity of websites before entering personal information. Stickly adhere to trustworthy, official pages if you look at or download content and twice the URLS and company name descriptions to avoid phishing websites.
3. Be careful about the file extensions you download. Video files should not have .exe or .msi extensions – these are usually associated with harmful programs. “