Pirated Software & Gaming Malware — MENA Credential Theft Exposure
Run date
٢٩/١٠/٢٠٢٦، ٣:٠٠ ص
Confidence
غير مسجل
Research result
PASS
Last verified
غير مسجل
CANONICAL LIFECYCLE
دورة الجولة المحفوظة
لا تُستنتج أي مرحلة. Discovery لا تتغير عن UNKNOWN إلا إذا وُجد Run Event محفوظ لها.
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UNKNOWN
01 · OVERVIEW
الملخص والسياق
النتيجة، سبب الاختيار، Delta والهوية التشغيلية كما تم حفظها في Run وTopic.
فتح / طي
نتيجة الجولة
لا يتم رفع مستوى النتيجة أو الثقة عن القيمة المحفوظة.
What ran?
TARGETED_EVENT
خطر البرامج والألعاب المكركة والمقرصنة على مستخدمي الحاسوب في الشرق الأوسط: malware/InfoStealers, credential theft, regional overexposure and targeting intent
Research result
ناجح · PASSناجح · PASS
02 · EVIDENCE
الأدلة وحدود الإثبات
كل Evidence مرتبطة بالجولة مع verification state والمصدر وما تثبته وما لا تثبته.
10 Evidenceفتح / طي
MCI-E-0001
Jordan NCSC Q3 2024 states cracked/unlicensed software is among common ways users become infected with malware; malware represented 39% of incidents in the cited quarter.
UNKNOWN
Supports
Supports cracked software as an established malware-delivery risk in Jordan.
03 · AUDIT
التدقيق والتناقضات والمتابعة
Run Events والتناقضات والفجوات والمتابعات؛ الغياب التاريخي يبقى غيابًا ولا يتحول إلى أحداث مصطنعة.
0 contradictions · 2 openفتح / طي
التناقضات
0 سجل persisted لهذه الجولة.
لا توجد تناقضات مسجلة لهذه الجولة.
الفجوات Topic
open_gaps كما هي في canonical Topic record.
{"Notes":"Primary unresolved causality gap.","Gap ID":"CY-GAP-004","Impact":"Blocks claim that piracy is a principal cause of regional overexposure.","Status":"OPEN","Gap Type":"CAUSAL_DENOMINATOR","Priority":"HIGH","Domain ID":"CY-DOM-002","Topic IDs":"CY-TOP-002,CY-DOM-007","Description":"No comparable country-level dataset links piracy/crack usage prevalence to normalized InfoStealer infection rates across MENA and global controls.","Last Reviewed":"2026-10-29","Resolution Run":"ACRIP-MCI-20261029-001","Required Evidence / Resolution":"Matched piracy prevalence + infection telemetry + delivery-vector attribution."}
04 · PERSISTENCE
Commit / Readback / Snapshot
حالة الالتزام والـReadback والبصمة والـSnapshot، مع إخفاء مراجع Drive الداخلية حتى حماية Admin.
UNKNOWN readbackفتح / طي
Commit record
لا يوجد Commit Record تاريخي مرتبط بهذه الجولة.
State snapshot
ACRIP-SNAP-0009
Snapshot date
غير مسجل
Memory version
1.7
Readback integrity
05 · RELATIONS
Domain / Topic / العلاقات المحفوظة
العلاقات هنا تأتي فقط من primary identity وrelated_topic_ids وrelated_domain_ids وlatest_run_id المحفوظة.
Added direct Jordan official crack-risk evidence, global/regional InfoStealer comparisons, 2025–2026 gaming/piracy campaigns, Palestine/Iraq endpoint signal, and explicit counterevidence against blanket MENA targeting claims.
قرار Topic
السياق canonical وليس استنتاجًا من واجهة العرض.
Why this Topic?
NEW_TOPIC
Canonical scope
Risk posed by pirated/cracked PC software and games as malware/InfoStealer delivery vectors in MENA; explicitly separates mechanism proof, regional exposure and intentional targeting.
Current Topic summary
CHANGED/EXPANDED — crack/piracy delivery mechanism strongly supported; several MENA markets show elevated exposure; intentional geotargeting and piracy-causality remain unproven.
Run token
غير مسجل
Topic type
MALWARE_CAMPAIGN_RESEARCH_TOPIC
Topic resolution
NEW_TOPIC
Source status
CLOSED
Prior memory
محمّلة
Publication decision
DRAFT
Article ID
غير مسجل
Started / Completed
غير مسجل · غير مسجل
Does not prove
Does not quantify crack-user infection prevalence or prove all malware incidents came from cracks.
Confidence
غير مسجل
Context
General malware
SRC-17D8458C3C6E0CC5Jordan NCSCCY-T1 / National OfficialEVIDENCE_SOURCEفتح المصدر
MCI-E-0002
Jordan NCSC Q3 2024 identifies InfoStealers among prominent national threats and references credential logs / RedLine in the local threat picture.
UNKNOWN
Supports
Supports local credential-stealer exposure and account-data risk.
Does not prove
Does not prove any specific Jordanian stealer infection originated from a crack or pirated game.
Confidence
غير مسجل
Context
InfoStealers / RedLine
SRC-17D8458C3C6E0CC5Jordan NCSCCY-T1 / National OfficialEVIDENCE_SOURCEفتح المصدر
MCI-E-0003
Group-IB placed Egypt #4, Türkiye #5 and Algeria #10 among global top-ten compromised-host countries in its 2024 dataset.
UNKNOWN
Supports
Supports unusually high exposure in several MENA markets using a global comparator.
Does not prove
Does not prove crack causality or intentional MENA targeting.
Confidence
غير مسجل
Context
InfoStealer-related compromised hosts
SRC-215304B497806B66Group-IBCY-T2 / Primary Threat IntelligenceEVIDENCE_SOURCEفتح المصدر
MCI-E-0004
Kaspersky DFI reported roughly 9.7 million stolen account records associated with the Middle East in InfoStealer logs during H1 2024; Egypt, Saudi Arabia and UAE were prominent.
UNKNOWN
Supports
Supports scale of regional stolen-account exposure in InfoStealer logs.
Does not prove
Records are not unique victims and do not identify cracks as infection source.
Confidence
غير مسجل
Context
InfoStealers
SRC-E9BF5D5114E4712FKaspersky Digital Footprint IntelligenceCY-T2 / Primary Threat IntelligenceEVIDENCE_SOURCEفتح المصدر
MCI-E-0005
Acronis documented fake games including Baruda Quest, Warstorm Fire and Dire Talon distributing Leet Stealer, RMC Stealer and Sniffer Stealer, primarily through Discord.
UNKNOWN
Supports
Supports gaming-themed delivery of credential/payment/wallet stealers.
Does not prove
Fake games are not identical to pirated games; does not prove all gaming downloads are malicious.
Confidence
غير مسجل
Context
Leet Stealer; RMC Stealer; Sniffer Stealer
SRC-2191AFCBA4320FAEAcronis TRUCY-T2 / Primary Threat ResearchEVIDENCE_SOURCEفتح المصدر
MCI-E-0006
Regional reporting attributed to Acronis said Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Türkiye were among the most affected by the specific fake-game stealer campaign.
UNKNOWN
Supports
Supports regional concentration in one specific gaming-malware campaign.
Does not prove
Does not prove intentional geotargeting or general regional prevalence.
Confidence
غير مسجل
Context
Gaming stealers
SRC-2D6EE18955C77151The National citing AcronisCY-T4 / Reputable Regional Media — attributedEVIDENCE_SOURCEفتح المصدر
MCI-E-0007
Kaspersky identified RenEngine distributed through pirated games/software, delivering Lumma, ACR Stealer and Vidar; Türkiye was among affected countries, while the campaign was characterized as opportunistic.
UNKNOWN
Supports
Supports direct piracy→loader→stealer mechanism and regional presence; limits geotargeting claims.
Does not prove
Presence in Türkiye does not prove MENA-specific targeting; opportunistic characterization is counterevidence to broad targeting claims.
Confidence
غير مسجل
Context
RenEngine; Lumma; ACR Stealer; Vidar
SRC-652AFCE0C05F2A80KasperskyCY-T2 / Primary Threat ResearchEVIDENCE_SOURCEفتح المصدر
MCI-E-0008
Acronis endpoint telemetry reported a global malware-detection average around 4.3% for September 2026, while Palestine was 37.4% and Iraq 27.5% in that measurement.
UNKNOWN
Supports
Supports elevated malware exposure signal in specific MENA markets.
Does not prove
Not population prevalence, not InfoStealer-specific, and not crack-specific.
Confidence
غير مسجل
Context
General malware
SRC-396529341294263FAcronisCY-T2 / Primary Endpoint TelemetryEVIDENCE_SOURCEفتح المصدر
MCI-E-0009
Check Point analysis showed Egypt around 5% and Türkiye around 4% of listed Russian Market logs, while India and Brazil were higher; this supports regional presence and limits claims of unique MENA dominance.
UNKNOWN
Supports
Supports meaningful Egypt/Türkiye representation and provides global counterevidence.
Does not prove
Marketplace share is not national infection rate and does not identify crack delivery.
Confidence
غير مسجل
Context
InfoStealers / stolen-session ecosystem
SRC-5E120E9058E51DECCheck PointCY-T2 / Primary Security ResearchEVIDENCE_SOURCEفتح المصدر
MCI-E-0010
Kaspersky reported year-over-year growth in Password Stealer activity affecting individuals and companies in the Middle East, reinforcing a broader regional credential-theft environment.
UNKNOWN
Supports
Supports current regional credential-stealing pressure.
Does not prove
Does not identify cracks as the delivery vector and does not prove ranking above every region.
Confidence
غير مسجل
Context
Password Stealers
SRC-FDDCD7D8F4F7A6B8KasperskyCY-T2 / Primary Threat IntelligenceEVIDENCE_SOURCEفتح المصدر
{"Notes":"Exposure ≠ targeting intent.","Gap ID":"CY-GAP-005","Impact":"Blocks claim that MENA users are deliberately targeted more by crack-delivered campaigns.","Status":"OPEN","Gap Type":"GEOTARGETING_ATTRIBUTION","Priority":"HIGH","Domain ID":"CY-DOM-002","Topic IDs":"CY-TOP-002,CY-DOM-008","Description":"Some campaigns show regional concentration, but intentional MENA geotargeting is not established and a major pirated-software campaign is explicitly opportunistic.","Last Reviewed":"2026-10-29","Resolution Run":"ACRIP-MCI-20261029-001","Required Evidence / Resolution":"Campaign distribution controls, operator intent, language/ad targeting, infrastructure and normalized telemetry."}
{"Notes":"Primary deployment/scale gap.","Gap ID":"CY-GAP-008","Impact":"Blocks claims that VOLTA is an active campaign or widespread threat.","Status":"OPEN","Gap Type":"IN_WILD_VALIDATION","Priority":"HIGH","Domain ID":"CY-DOM-002","Topic IDs":"CY-TOP-003,CY-TOP-002","Description":"No independent live-use validation for VOLTA: delivery vector, confirmed victim infections, campaign infrastructure and prevalence remain unestablished.","Last Reviewed":"2026-10-31","Resolution Run":"ACRIP-MCI-20261031-002","Required Evidence / Resolution":"Independent EDR/IR/provider telemetry, sandbox observations, delivery-chain artifacts, victim reports or actor infrastructure."}
Follow-ups
كل المتابعات المرتبطة، وليس المفتوحة فقط.
2 مفتوحة
CY-GAP-004
CAUSAL_DENOMINATOR
OPEN
No comparable country-level dataset links piracy/crack usage prevalence to normalized InfoStealer infection rates across MENA and global controls.
Priority HIGHCreated ٠٣/١١/٢٠٢٦، ١:١٣ مResolved غير مسجلReason Blocks claim that piracy is a principal cause of regional overexposure. | Matched piracy prevalence + infection telemetry + delivery-vector attribution. | Primary unresolved causality gap.
CY-GAP-005
GEOTARGETING_ATTRIBUTION
OPEN
Some campaigns show regional concentration, but intentional MENA geotargeting is not established and a major pirated-software campaign is explicitly opportunistic.
Priority HIGHCreated ٠٣/١١/٢٠٢٦، ١:١٣ مResolved غير مسجلReason Blocks claim that MENA users are deliberately targeted more by crack-delivered campaigns. | Campaign distribution controls, operator intent, language/ad targeting, infrastructure and normalized telemetry. | Exposure ≠ targeting intent.
Run Events timeline
0 حدث persisted. إذا كان العدد صفرًا فلن تُشتق Timeline بديلة.
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