- Fake AI tools climb on search ratings to spread rhenomware and malware
- Cyber criminals are targeting tech marketing and B2B consumers with clone installers
- Talos has revealed threats that are using branding tricks and manipulation planning plans
Cyber criminals are already using AI to further convince fashing emails, and they are now manipulating search engine results to spread malware in disguise of AI tools.
New research Cisco talos Claims these fake downloads appear to be legitimate software, which are often promoted through search engines and social platforms, and are mainly targeting consumers in tech, marketing and B2B sales industries.
Talos has recently uncovered a number of such distributed threats, including the Ranksware Families Cyberlack and Lucky_G $ 0, as well as a devastating new malware called No.o.
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Talos says these risks help use branding, fake websites, and misleading Maddata users to download and run affected software.
In one case, the attackers created a well -known AI service, a clone of “Novaidus” and used SEO manipulation to classify the fake site near the upper part of the search results.
When the victims downloaded the legitimate installer showed, he performed the cyberllock rinsumware written in the power shell, which encrypted the target files and demanded a ransom of 000 50,000 in Moniro. The ransom note has claimed that payment will provide financial support for humanitarian aid.
Lucky_G 0 $ T Rissumware, another discovery, was bundled with real Microsoft AI tolls inside a self -extract orchu called “Chatgup 4.0 Full Version – Premium.X”. Once executed, he encrypted small files from 1.2GB and encrypted the deleted or deleted big things.
The newly identified malware, number, especially disastrous. In disguise as an installer for a video AI tool, it repeatedly operates a loop that defects the Windows interface by overturning the GUI elements with numerical wires, rendering systems.
These campaigns exploit the growing demand for AI software and target sectors, which are more likely to adopt these tools quickly. Data centers, businesses and individuals depending on AI platforms rapidly, such risks are increasing potential losses.
Talos warns users to be careful and download only software from reliable shopkeepers when looking for online AI tools.
