Malicious actors are distributing information-stealing malware through fake websites advertised in Google search.
Hackers are pushing malware through fake website ads claiming to offer popular free software in Google search, Bleeping ComputerThere is already at least one example of someone falling victim to the scheme. Cryptocurrency influencer NFT God was hacked and had his crypto and NFT assets stolen after launching a fake version of Open Broadcaster Software .
The influencer explained that nothing happened when they clicked on the executable. However, not long afterwards, friends notified them that their Twitter account had been compromised. Alex found that their OpenSea NFT marketplace account had also been hacked, with the platform listing a different wallet as the owner of one of their digital assets.Their Gmail, Discord, Substack, and cryptocurrency wallets suffered a similar fate.
OBS appears to be only one in a long list of software that malicious actors are using to disguise malware.
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