Threat Actors Are Spreading ChatGPT-Themed Lures Across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp
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A new report from Meta says that since March 2023, its security teams have uncovered ten malware families using ChatGPT and similar AI themes to deliver malicious software to users’ devices across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
Meta says that attackers distributing the DuckTail malware have increasingly turned to these AI-themed lures to compromise businesses with access to Facebook ad accounts. DuckTail, which has targeted Facebook users since 2021, steals browser cookies and hijacks logged-in sessions to steal information from the victim’s Facebook account, including account information, location data, and two-factor authentication codes.
Meta attributed the distribution of DuckTail to threat actors in Vietnam, adding that it had issued cease-and-desist letters to the individuals behind the operatio…
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