Programmers are taking advantage of ChatGPT's notoriety to spread malware through counterfeit Facebook accounts
CloudSEK, a cyber intelligence company, recently conducted research that revealed that a new scam involving the dissemination of malware via Facebook puts approximately 5 lakh individuals at risk.
Ankush Pandey
Due to the chatbot's growing popularity, cybercriminals are using its name to spread malware that could harm your sensitive data. CloudSEK, a cyber intelligence company, recently conducted research and discovered that a new scam involving the spread of malware via Facebook puts approximately 5 lakh people at risk.
ChatGPT scam targeting innocent users on Facebook
According to CloudSEK's research, fake Facebook ChatGPT pages are being used to spread malware to victims who aren't expecting it. The con artists take control of a Facebook page or account and attempt to resemble a genuine ChatGPT page. They accomplish this by changing the username to something like "ChatGPT OpenAI" and setting the ChatGPT logo as the profile picture. They then, at that point, run Facebook advertisements offering connections to the alleged 'most recent variant of ChatGPT, GPT-V4'.
However, a stealer malware infection compromises the victim's security when they download this version by clicking on the link provided by the fictitious Facebook account. When downloading anything from an unknown source on the internet, caution should be exercised as this poses a serious threat to users' privacy and security.
About the Facebook accounts that are at risk
In addition, CloudSEK claims that their investigation uncovered 13 fictitious Facebook pages and accounts used to spread malware. These accounts have approximately 5 lakh followers each.
CloudSEK provided some compelling insights during the analysis of these Facebook pages. It would appear that, despite the fact that the original pages were for people from a variety of countries and nationalities, a significant number of the compromised Facebook accounts were being managed by people from Vietnam, the Philippines, Brazil, Pakistan, and Mexico. Among the aforementioned nations, the fact that threat actors from Vietnam and the Philippines demonstrated the highest incidence of compromised accounts is particularly alarming.
That's not all, though. In a charming turn, the examination by CloudSEK likewise uncovered the rehashed utilization of a particular video - initially posted on famous YouTuber Adam Erhart's channel - to bait and draw in the crowd.
CloudSEK's report also says that the scammers are hosting the malware on legitimate and well-known websites like Google Drive and Trello.
How to stay safe from such scams?
The malware is being hosted on legitimate and well-known websites like Google Drive and Trello, according to CloudSEK's report.
