Hackers Weaponizing Facebook Ads To Deploy Multi-Stage Malware Attacks - Cybernoz - Cybersecurity News

Cybercriminals are currently betting on a new scam to lure malicious Facebook users into malware traps. According to recent research by Bitdefender Labs, fraudulent ads are being posted that pretend to come from well-known crypto brands such as Binance, MetaMask or ByBit. Cristiano Ronaldo or Elon Musk's prominent faces are supposed to add additional faith to the fake ads. The goal is to manipulate users to click on the malicious links – while d…

Hackers Weaponizing Facebook Ads To Deploy Multi-Stage Malware Attacks - Cybernoz - Cybersecurity News

A persistent and highly sophisticated malvertising campaign on Facebook has been uncovered by Bitdefender Labs, exploiting the trust associated with major cryptocurrency exchanges to distribute multi-stage malware. This ongoing operation, active for several months as of May 2025, leverages advanced evasion techniques, mass brand impersonation, and user-tracking mechanisms to bypass conventional security defenses. By impersonating trusted platfor…

Hackers Weaponizing Facebook Ads to Deploy Multi-Stage Malware Attacks

A persistent and highly sophisticated malvertising campaign on Facebook has been uncovered by Bitdefender Labs, exploiting the trust associated with major cryptocurrency exchanges to distribute multi-stage malware. This ongoing operation, active for several months as of May 2025, leverages advanced evasion techniques, mass brand impersonation, and user-tracking mechanisms to bypass conventional security defenses. By impersonating […] The post Ha…

The experts at Bitdefender Labs are watching current Malvertising campaigns on Facebook. Vehicles for malware attacks are mainly known cryptocurrency sites such as Binance, Trading #-View, ByBit, SolFlare, MetaMask, Gate.io or MEXC. Alleged brand ambassadors are influencers and celebrities such as Elon Musk or Cristiano Ronaldo. The cybercriminal carriers of the malware campaigns use advanced techniques to disguise themselves. [...] The post Cri…

Facebook ads scam uses celebrity faces to spread malware

Facebook malvertising exploits images of stars like Elon Musk, promoting fake crypto brands to spread malware in Australia, New Zealand, and beyond.

Fake Crypto Exchange Ads on Facebook Spread Malware

An on-going Facebook ad scams uses fake crypto sites and celebrity lures to spread malware via malicious desktop clients and PowerShell scripts.