"UNICC and Group-IB Take Down 134 Fake Websites Impersonating WHO"

Group-IB and the United Nations International Computing Centre (UNICC) took down a massive spam campaign involving 134 fraudulent websites. The fake websites were discovered impersonating the World Health Organization (WHO) on World Health Day, encouraging users to take a fake survey with a promise of a cash prize. Once a user answers the questions, they were prompted to share the link to the survey with their WhatsApp contacts. The scammers added fake Facebook comments about receiving the gift prize to make it look more authentic. They also customized content based on the victim's geolocation, user agent, and language settings. Upon further investigation, the researchers found that the scammer collective called DarkPath Scammers is likely behind the campaign. This group is known to have at least 500 other scam and phishing resources impersonating over 50 well-known international brands. The scammers stopped using the WHO branding across their entire network after the takedown by UNICC and Group-IB. This article continues to discuss the takedown of the scam campaign in which 134 fraudulent websites were found impersonating WHO. 

CISO MAG reports "UNICC and Group-IB Take Down 134 Fake Websites Impersonating WHO"