Is It over 9,000? Report Claims Hackers Are Increasingly Disguising Malware as Anime

Is it over 9,000? Report claims hackers are increasingly disguising malware as anime

No, you're not getting that Naruto exclusive, you're getting a backdoor.

SCIENCE & TECH: Is it over 9,000? Report claims hackers are increasingly disguising malware as anime – U-S-NEWS.COM

Hundreds of thousands of phishing emails are anime-themed The victims are mostly Gen Z’ers Anime has never been this popular Hackers are increasingly disguising malware as anime shows, taking advantage of the rising popularity of the Japanese animation format. This is according to cybersecurity researchers Kaspersky, who analyzed phishing attacks occurring between Q2 2024 and Q1 2025, and found more than 250,000 being anime-themed. Anime is a st…