Pro-Putin scammers trick politicians and celebrities into low-tech hoax video calls
Pro-Russian scammers using social engineering and impersonation to trick prominent western commentators into conducting recorded video calls have kicked these campaigns"into high gear" over the past 12 months, according to security researchers.
The scammers typically target politicians, CEOs and celebrities in the hope of generating content they can selectively edit to support their cause.with former British Foreign Secretary William Hague, who thinks he is speaking with the former president of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko. "Once the target makes a statement on the matter, the video devolves into antics, attempting to catch the target in embarrassing comments or acts," Cass wrote.While it's tempting to write the duo off as a couple of Sacha Baron Cohen-inspired pranksters,"TA499 is not a threat to take lightly," Cass said.
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