08 Feb 2026 - AJ
So, this one is not new, but I ran across a reminder of it. It’s also not strictly speaking a scam, but it uses social engineering to get you to download and run a virus.
I have done some games, and asked friends and family to beta test for me. Everybody’s been happy to do so. After all, it’s kind of fun to see games in their early stages. Likewise, I’ve done my share of beta testing on game releases through closed betas. But in those cases, the games were in a known format, and at least one of my beta testers got the information direct from me pretty much face to face.
And it’s that kind of trust and willingness to help that these scammers are counting on.
There seem to be several varieties of this infostealer, including the classic “lumma”; that one shows up in different contexts, not just this one.
Next round, I’m finally tackling the classic “Pig Butchering” scam we see so often nowadays.