In recent months, cybersecurity teams have observed an alarming trend in which malicious actors exploit Facebook and Google advertising channels to masquerade as legitimate financial services.
By promoting free or premium access to well-known trading platforms, these threat actors have successfully lured unsuspecting users into downloading trojanized applications.
The campaign’s social engineering tactics leverage familiar branding and verified badges, creating a veneer of authenticity that bypasses casual scrutiny.
Victims are redirected through paid ad placements toward obfuscated payloads designed to evade automated analysis and human review.
cybersecuritynews.com
