Last Updated: February 24, 2023, 09:11 IST
This Trojan is meant to steal details about saved accounts from browsers equivalent to Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Brave.(Representational picture: Shutterstock/File)
According to cybersecurity agency Kaspersky, cybercriminals are distributing the malware through Facebook communities, providing a faux desktop model of ChatGPT.
A group of researchers have recognized a brand new and ongoing malware marketing campaign that capitalises on the growing recognition of the ChatGPT AI chatbot, a brand new report mentioned on Thursday.
According to cybersecurity agency Kaspersky, cybercriminals are distributing the malware through Facebook communities, providing a faux desktop model of ChatGPT.
“This marketing campaign concentrating on ChatGPT is a main instance of how attackers are leveraging social engineering methods to take advantage of the belief that customers place on standard manufacturers and providers. It is essential for customers to know that, simply because a service seems to be reputable, it doesn’t imply that it’s,” said Darya Ivanova, a security expert at Kaspersky.
Other than the bot, users are infected with the Fobo Trojan, which steals sensitive data such as Facebook, TikTok, and Google account credentials, as well as personal and corporate financial information.
When users click on the link in the post, they are directed to a well-designed website that looks almost identical to the official ChatGPT website, said the report.
The website then directs users to download a purported ChatGPT version for Windows, which is actually an archive containing an executable file.
The installation process then begins but abruptly ends with an error message stating that the programme could not be installed.
In fact, the installation of the program proceeds without the users’ knowledge and a new stealer Trojan, Trojan-PSW.Win64.Fobo, is installed on the user’s computer, according to the report.
This Trojan is intended to steal information about saved accounts from browsers such as Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Brave.
As part of the attack, the Trojan steals login credentials as well as attempts to obtain additional information, such as the amount of advertising money and the current balance of the business accounts.
The attackers are going after the global market. Users in Africa, Asia, Europe, and America have been targeted by the fraudulent “desktop client” for ChatGPT, the report talked about.
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