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Through a network of fraudulent authentication portals and impersonation pages, CTM360 has discovered a fast growing WhatsApp account-hacking effort that targets users globally. The effort, internally known as HackOnChat, takes advantage of WhatsApp's well-known web interface by tricking users into compromising their accounts through social engineering techniques. Investigators found thousands of malicious URLs that were quickly created using contemporary website-building systems and placed on low-cost top-level domains, enabling attackers to quickly launch new pages. Hundreds of instances have occurred in recent weeks, with a discernible increase throughout the Middle East and Asia, according to the campaign's activity records. These hacking efforts are dominated by two methods. Th...

Researchers studying cybersecurity have revealed a massive harmful campaign that targets TikTok Shop users worldwide in an effort to distribute trojanized apps and steal passwords. According to CTM360, threat actors are targeting users with a dual attack method that combines malware and phishing in order to take advantage of the official in-app e-commerce platform. "The main strategy is a fake TikTok Shop that fools users into believing they are dealing with a genuine affiliate or the actual site. The cybersecurity firm located in Bahrain has nicknamed the fraud operation ClickTok, highlighting the threat actor's multifaceted distribution approach that includes Meta advertisements and TikTok videos created by artificial intelligence (AI) that imitate influencers or genuine brand amb...

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CTM360 Exposes a Global WhatsApp Hijacking Campaign

15,000 Fake TikTok Shop Domains Deliver Malware Steal Crypto via AI-Driven Scam Campaign