AI Video Generators or Malware Traps? How Cyber Tricksters Are Stealing Your Data!
Instead of AI videos, these sites serve up malware with a side of mayhem. The miscreants at UNC6032 are exploiting AI video generator interest, tricking users into downloading malware through phony websites. Their malicious ads have reached over two million users, serving up malware like STARKVEIL, GRIMPULL, and other mischief-makers.
Hot Take:
Forget the allure of AI-generated videos; these hackers have a new blockbuster hit: “Malware: The Movie!” It’s a digital thriller where unsuspecting users are the stars, and the plot twist involves their personal data taking a one-way trip to Hackerville. Always remember, folks, if the ‘AI tool’ looks too good to be true, it probably comes with free malware.
Key Points:
- Cunning cybercriminals UNC6032 exploit interest in AI video generators via malicious ads.
- Fake AI websites distribute malware disguised as video-generation tools.
- Malicious ads reached over 2 million users on Facebook and LinkedIn.
- The malware payload, STARKVEIL, deploys three families of information-stealing malware.
- Meta and Mandiant collaborate to remove ads and accounts, but the battle continues.
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