"Exposed: The Threat Actors Who Are Poisoning Facebook"

Cybernews researchers' investigation of the Facebook 'Is That You?' video phishing scam, which has been active since 2017, has resulted in the discovery of a 'cybercriminal stronghold.' Every day, threat actors perform this phishing scam to infect the social network with malicious links. The investigation also identified at least five suspects, all of whom are believed to reside in the Dominican Republic. Following a tip from cyber investigator Aidan Raney, the Cybernews team found that thousands of phishing links had been distributed via a sophisticated network spanning the social media platform's back channels. Using the threat actors' own information, the team was able to gain access to a website proven to be the command-and-control (C2) center for most of the gang's phishing attempts. All pertinent information has been turned over to authorities for further investigation. Meanwhile, Facebook users are urged to create complex passwords, enable Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), and be on the lookout for any unusual social media messages, even if they appear to come from contacts. This article continues to discuss findings from the Cybernews research team's investigation of the infamous 'Is That You?' phishing scam. 

Cybernews reports "Exposed: The Threat Actors Who Are Poisoning Facebook"