Upon clicking the ad, the user is taken to a fake Clubhouse app website that looks quite authentic but its download link drops malware.
Last year, in two separate incidents hackers abused Facebook ads to phish 615,000 account credentials. Then, the infamous Ragnar Locker ransomware gang was found using Facebook ads to extort victims.
Now reports are that threat actors are delivering Facebook ads promoting Clubhouse app for PC to deliver the malware. Again, attackers have used the same tactics because the PC version of the Clubhouse app is not yet released.
It is worth noting that threat actors are always looking to exploit the popularity gained by certain apps to lure innocent users into downloading malware. The Clubhouse app boasts over 8 million downloads so far. Therefore, it has become the current favorite of cybercriminals.
Just a couple of weeks ago, Hackread.com had reported about BlackRock malware disguised as an Android version of the Clubhouse invite-only audio chat app, while ESET researchers revealed there wasn’t any Android version of the app released. This app was available on iPhones only.
Malicious New Facebook Ads Campaign
TechCrunch reported that several Facebook pages are being used to post ads tied to the Clubhouse app. When the recipient clicks on the ad, it opens a fake Clubhouse website showing a screenshot of the non-existent PC version of the app and a dow ..
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