Friend.tech phishing scheme involved fake journalists
SlowMist reveals a sophisticated phishing attack on friend.tech, where fraudsters used fake interviews and malicious scripts to target users. Experts found that unknown attackers sent a link containing a malicious JavaScript script. Fraudsters tricked users into adding it as a bookmark, laying the groundwork for future malicious activities. The investigation also revealed that the attacker posed as a journalist from a well-known news agency and even had more than ten thousand followers on Twitter. The criminal targeted key opinion leaders who, due to their popularity, would consider it reasonable to receive invitations to interviews. You might also like: Chinese hackers target crypto investors with fake Skype To lull vigilance, the attacker followed on Twitter the same people that the victims did. This gave the impression that they were part of the same community. After scheduling the interview, the attacker offered to join the interview on Telegram and even provided an ...
