Warning: Facebook Ads for AI Video Generators Might Be Malware | PCMag

AI video generators have exploded in popularity, allowing users to create videos they never could have recorded in the real world. Along with millions of users who are using these legitimate apps, cybercriminals have also taken note and flooded Facebook with malicious ads that send people to fake websites teeming with malware .  Google’s threat intelligence unit Mandiant reports cybercriminals have been posting Facebook ads that masquerade as real AI video generators like Canva Dream Lab, Luma AI and Kling AI, but instead are intended to distribute malware. These ads look real when they’re posted to Facebook, but instead lure users to a fake website that deploys “payloads such as Python-based infostealers and several backdoors,” according to Mandiant.  Examples of malicious Facebook ads (Credit: Mandiant/Google) Mandiant found ads for over 30 such malicious websites; most were posted on Facebook but a handful of them appeared on LinkedIn. To avoid being detected by Meta, cybercriminals are constantly modifying their domains and publishing new ads daily. These ads have already reached millions of users. In the EU alone, 120 malicious ads reached over 2.3 million users, according to data viewed by Mandiant. “The temptation to try the latest AI tool can lead to
Read More