A large number of pirated copies of the film "Odyssey" hide malware designed to steal cryptocurrency.

Security firm Bitdefender announced this week that a surge of pirated download files masquerading as the newly released blockbuster *The Odyssey* have surfaced online, each bundled with the Lumma Stealer information-stealing malware. The malware is designed to siphon sensitive data including cryptocurrency wallet credentials. Per Bitdefender, these malicious files began appearing just days after the film’s premiere, disguised as high-definition WEBRip and Blu-ray copies, with filenames crafted to mimic legitimate torrent resources. In truth, the files are Windows executables that infect devices upon launch, not media for viewing. To amplify their deception, attackers frequently use icons resembling VLC Media Player or standard video files to mask the malicious programs. Because Windows hides file extensions by default, many users cannot easily distinguish an '.exe' executable from a genuine video file, raising the risk of accidental execution.