Researchers at Socket identified a campaign of 737 free virtual private network and proxy extensions published across browser marketplaces that route users' web traffic through outside proxy servers. Many impersonate well-known brands to appear trustworthy, so a user installing what looks like a legitimate free VPN can instead have their browsing redirected through infrastructure they do not control. Because a browser extension can see and alter the pages a user visits, routing traffic this way exposes browsing activity and can enable interception. Free VPN and proxy extensions are a recurring source of this problem, trading the promise of privacy for the opposite.
LastPass is warning that attackers are impersonating it and Bitwarden with fake security alerts to lure password-manager users to phishing sites. The emails, sent from look-alike domains rather than the real services, mimic corporate notices about updated security policies and push recipients to a page impersonating DocuSign. LastPass stresses its systems were not breached and the messages did not come from its infrastructure. Password managers are attractive phishing targets because compromising one can unlock every stored credential, and users often trust vendor-branded alerts. Related campaigns have pushed fake more-secure desktop apps that actually install remote-access tools, and similar lures have impersonated other password managers.
A phishing campaign is impersonating more than 30 well-known brands, including Adobe, Netflix, Coca-Cola, and OpenAI, in fake job-interview lures aimed at marketing professionals, with the goal of stealing their Google account credentials. Posing as recruiters from desirable companies, the attackers draw targets into a process that leads to a convincing Google sign-in page under their control. Because marketers often manage valuable brand, advertising, and analytics accounts tied to Google, a stolen login can open the door to ad fraud, data access, and further impersonation. The lure works by exploiting excitement about a career opportunity to lower the target's guard.
CTM360 disclosed a large-scale fraud platform called FEMITBOT that uses Telegram's Mini App feature to host crypto scams, impersonate major brands, and distribute Android malware. The platform impersonates Apple, Coca-Cola, Disney, eBay, IBM, NVIDIA, BBC, and others - all backed by the same shared infrastructure identified by a common API response. The mini-apps display fake balances, countdown timers, and limited-time offers inside Telegram's WebView. Some campaigns push fake Android APKs hosted on the same domain as the API to ensure valid TLS certificates. Meta and TikTok tracking pixels measure conversion rates.
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