Scammers Impersonate AI Services on Facebook to Spread Malware
• Scammers hijack Facebook pages, impersonate AI services like Sora and DALL-E to trick users into downloading malware • Bad actors promise early access to experimental AI tools, get users to follow pages, then push malware disguised as AI software • Security firm Bitdefender discovered a scam Midjourney page with 1.2 million followers before Facebook removed it in March 2024 • Scam pages use Google Drive and Dropbox links to share malware, inspection reveals pages not officially associated with companies • Bitdefender expects similar exploits on Facebook going forward, advises enabling multi-factor authentication and not downloading unverified software