Tag: ai-generated content

7 Attack Reports | 0 Vulnerabilities

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Deepens Its Playbook with New Websites and Targets

CopyCop, a Russian covert influence network, has significantly expanded its operations since March 2025, creating over 300 new fictional media websites targeting various countries. The network, likely operated by John Mark Dougan with support from Russian entities, aims to undermine support for Ukr…
ukraine
disinformation
elections
social media
ai-generated content
deepfakes
2025-09-18
russian influence
political fragmentation
Published: September 18, 2025
Downloadable IOCs: 0

Smart Contract Scams | Ethereum Drainers Pose as Trading Bots to Steal Crypto

SentinelLABS has uncovered a series of cryptocurrency scams where threat actors distribute malicious smart contracts disguised as trading bots to drain user wallets. The campaign has stolen over $900,000 US and uses aged YouTube accounts with curated comment sections to create a false sense of legi…
obfuscation
cryptocurrency
youtube
scam
ai-generated content
ethereum
solidity
2025-08-05
mev bot
smart contract
2025-08-07
Published: August 7, 2025
Downloadable IOCs: 0

Affiliate Fraud at Scale: AI, Black Hat SEO, Social Media, and Brand Abuse in iGaming and VPNs

A large-scale affiliate marketing campaign has been uncovered, utilizing AI-generated content, automation, fake social media accounts, and Black Hat SEO to manipulate search rankings and drive traffic to iGaming and VPN promotions. The operation involves thousands of subdomains, redirection chains,…
black hat seo
vpn
ai-generated content
social media manipulation
2025-03-13
subdomain generation
igaming
affiliate fraud
redirection chains
Published: March 13, 2025
Downloadable IOCs: 14

AI-Assisted Fake GitHub Repositories Fuel SmartLoader and LummaStealer Distribution

A campaign using fake GitHub repositories to distribute SmartLoader and Lumma Stealer malware has been uncovered. The attackers create convincing repositories using AI-generated content to deceive users into downloading malicious files disguised as gaming cheats, cracked software, and system tools.…
social engineering
lumma stealer
information theft
github
ai-generated content
2025-03-11
obfuscated scripts
smartloader
Published: March 11, 2025
Downloadable IOCs: 14

Russian Influence Operations Target German Elections

The upcoming German federal elections on February 23, 2025 are being targeted by Russian influence operations. While these efforts have not significantly altered voter behavior or public opinion as of mid-February, they aim to exacerbate German sociopolitical divisions, spread manipulated content, …
disinformation
ai-generated content
deepfakes
2025-02-13
media impersonation
social media manipulation
influence operations
german elections
Published: February 13, 2025
Downloadable IOCs: 0

Meeten Malware: A Cross-Platform Threat to Crypto Wallets on macOS and Windows

A sophisticated scam targeting Web3 professionals has been identified, involving the Realst crypto stealer malware with variants for both macOS and Windows. The threat actors have created fake companies using AI-generated content to appear legitimate, cycling through various names like Meetio, Clus…
windows
macos
social-engineering
information theft
cross-platform
ai-generated content
web3
2024-12-07
meeten
electron application
crypto-stealer
realst
Published: December 7, 2024
Downloadable IOCs: 0

Disrupting a covert Iranian influence operation

OpenAI is committed to preventing abuse and improving transparency around AI-generated content. This includes our work to detect and stop covert influence operations (IO), which try to manipulate public opinion or influence political outcomes while hiding the true identity or intentions of the acto…
social media
2024-08-16
chatgpt
storm-2035
geopolitical
ai-generated content
Published: August 16, 2024
Downloadable IOCs: 5
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