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Microsoft Defender , the antivirus app that comes enabled in Windows Vista and later, reportedly failed to catch a type of malware that hijacked a victim's Google account in the Chrome browser and stole over $ 24,000 in cryptocurrency.
Researchers tested the victim's report and found it to be true, according to their write-up published this week .
They verified that the sci-fi blockchain game known as Orbit Unit is actually a scam because downloading the game activates Windows malware.
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