Pirates who fell into the trap of downloading a torrent with the alleged Watch Dogs from the Skidrow team have been infected with digital currency mining software.
The game Watch Dogs is set to be released tomorrow, May 27, but pirated versions for consoles like the PS3 or Xbox 360 have already appeared online.
Over the weekend, a fake PC version of the game surfaced. The version appears to have been cracked by the notorious Skidrow team and has appeared on some torrent sites.
However, the files it contained did not include the game. The files contained various malware that mined bitcoins and litecoins, according to Reddit.
More specifically, malware that uses the infected computer's CPU to perform complex calculations in order to generate coins for those who released the malware.
If you downloaded the alleged game, scan your computer with an up-to-date and reliable anti-virus.
Source: secnews.gr
