Facebook malware – pressnews

[ad_1] Cyber criminals are exploiting popularity of ChatGPT to spread malware through hijacked Facebook accounts, cyber intelligence firm CloudSEK said on Monday.CloudSEK in its investigation has found the presence of 13 Facebook pages or accounts including those with Indian content, totalling over 5 lakh followers, that have been compromised and are being used to disseminate the malware via Facebook ads. "Cybercriminals are capitalising on the popularity of ChatGPT, exploiting Facebook's vast user base by compromising legitimate Facebook accounts to distribute malware via Facebook ads, putting users' security at risk. Our investigation has uncovered 13 compromised pages with over 500k followers, some of which have been hijacked since February 2023. We urge users to be vigilant and awar...

[ad_1] Facebook users have been warned against 400 malware apps available on Play Store and App Store. Check the full list here. Meta has warned around one million Facebook users about a bunch of 400 malicious apps that are even available on Google's Play Store and Apple's App Store. These apps are designed to steal passwords and personal account details of Facebook accounts under false guises. The malicious apps worked by masquerading themselves as photo editors, mobile games, VPN services, business apps or health trackers, Facebook said in a report.Most of these 400 dangerous apps include Photo Editor tools, which comprise around 42.6 percent of the total malicious apps. Apart from this, 15.4 percent are Business Utility apps, 14.1 percent are Phone Utility apps, 11.7 percent are ga...

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Cyber criminals exploiting ChatGPT popularity to spread malwares via FB accounts

Facebook warns about 400 password-stealing apps! Camera, beauty, VPN apps on the list