March 17, 2026
Vidar Stealer 2.0 distributed via fake game cheats on GitHub and Reddit
Acronis TRU has identified hundreds of GitHub repositories delivering malware to video gamers under the guise of "free game cheats," spanning numerous campaigns across virtually every major online game title.
November 25, 2025
Fake adult websites pop realistic Windows Update screen to deliver stealers via ClickFix
Acronis TRU researchers have discovered an ongoing campaign that leverages a novel combination of screen hijacking techniques with ClickFix, displaying a realistic, full-screen Windows Update of “Critical Windows Security Updates” to trick victims into executing malicious commands.
September 16, 2025
FileFix in the wild! New FileFix campaign goes beyond POC and leverages steganography
Acronis' Threat Research Unit discovered a rare in-the-wild example of a FileFix attack — a new variant of the now infamous ClickFix attack vector.