Hijacked Facebook Pages are pushing fake AI services to steal your data

A look at the Midjourney Facebook page that was removed from Facebook in March 2024. Scammers are using the allure of artificial intelligence features and services to dupe unsuspecting Facebook users into downloading malicious software on their computers, according to security firm Bitdefender. Over the past year, scammers have been hijacking Facebook Pages and changing them to look like legitimate AI services, including for OpenAI's video creation tool Sora and its image creation tool DALL-E. The scammers then run ads on Facebook's ad network, promising those who view the ad the opportunity to get early access to experimental AI research and products. Once users follow the Pages, the bad actors post AI-generated content to the Page to make it appear legitimate. They then the Page's followers that to use the experimental AI services, they need to download software, which is really malware, including Rilide, Vidar, IceRAT, and Nova, that steals their data. Also: The 3 biggest social media scams Americans are falling for AI has quickly become the most important topic in tech. While hundreds of millions of people around the globe are using tools like ChatGPT and DALL-E, there's a clear appetite to see — and try — what's next. The hackers Bitdefender discovered are finding those people and tricking them. And in at least some cases, it appears they've been successful. Indeed, the most popular Facebook Page that Bitdefender discovered, Midjourney AI, secured 1.2 million followers t...