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Facebook Messenger phishing wave targets 100K business accounts per week

In Data Breach News
September 12, 2023

Hackers use a massive network of fake and compromised Facebook accounts to send out millions of Messenger phishing messages to target Facebook business accounts with password-stealing malware.

The attackers trick the targets into downloading a RAR/ZIP archive containing a downloader for an evasive Python-based stealer that grabs cookies and passwords stored in the victim’s browser.

In a new report by Guardio Labs, researchers warn that roughly one out of seventy targeted accounts is ultimately compromised, translating to massive financial losses.

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