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Fake Downloads of The Odyssey Are Carrying Crypto-Stealing Malware

Fans looking to pirate Christopher Nolan’s new blockbuster ‘The Odyssey’ risk handing over far more than a ticket price. Cybersecurity firm Bitdefender has confirmed that fake pirated downloa

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August 19, 2026
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Fake Downloads of The Odyssey Are Carrying Crypto-Stealing Malware
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Fans looking to pirate Christopher Nolan’s new blockbuster ‘The Odyssey’ risk handing over far more than a ticket price. Cybersecurity firm Bitdefender has confirmed that fake pirated downloads of the newly released film are already circulating online, bundled with Lumma Stealer, an information-stealing malware that targets cryptocurrency wallets, browser passwords, and authentication cookies.

According to Bitdefender, the malicious files appeared within days of the film’s launch. The fake downloads are disguised as high-definition WEBRip and Blu-ray rips, with filenames carefully crafted to mimic legitimate torrent releases. In reality, the files are Windows executables designed to infect machines rather than play any video.

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