Watch Dogs malware – pirates hit by bit-coining malware

Pirates who have downloaded one of the most popular torrent files of this week’s big game release Watch Dogs – ironically, themed around computer hacking – have come in for an unpleasant surprise, reports gaming site Gamecrastinate.

The game, whose official release is May 26th, was pirated using various software, but one of the most popular “torrent” files – often used to pirate large files such as games – came with an unwelcome stowaway in the form of malware, according to Slashgear.

Watch Dogs malware – pirates hit by bit-coining malware