Be Careful With Facebook Ads for AI Video Generators: They Could Be Malware
Cybercriminals have been posting Facebook ads for fake AI video generators to distribute malware, Google’s threat intelligence unit Mandiant reports.
The campaign aims to lure social media users into visiting malicious websites. It begins with ads impersonating legitimate AI video generator tools like Luma AI, Canva Dream Lab, and Kling AI. Once a user clicks on the link and lands on the fake site, attackers deploy "payloads such as Python-based infostealers and several backdoors," Mandiant says.
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.