Cyber criminals are taking advantage of the popular Telegram-based cryptocurrency game Hamster Kombat for monetary gain. They are distributing a malicious Android trojan called Ratel through an unofficial Telegram channel, impersonating the game and gaining control of compromised devices via SMS. The success of Hamster Kombat has attracted malicious actors who are deploying malware targeting players of the game. Additionally, malicious APK files targeting Android devices, such as BadPack, are being used to install malicious artifacts without raising any red flags.