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Hackers are using Facebook ads to infect Windows PCs with password-stealing malware
Yet another reminder to be careful where you click
You wouldn’t expect to run into password-stealing malware while browsing Facebook but hackers are now using fake ads to target vulnerable Windows PCs on the popular social network. (Image credit: Shutterstock)According to Trustwave’s report, the hackers behind this latest round of attacks have taken out thousands of ads for each individual campaign. As you’d expect, these ZIP files actually contain the SYS01 info-stealing malware which was first discovered by the cybersecurity firm Morphisec back in 2022.
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