The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is publishing this Public Service Announcement (PSA) to warn the public of cyber criminal use of traffic distribution systems (TDSs) to gain access to victim networks for ransomware or other financial scams. TDS is a technology used to route internet traffic visitors to different destinations after users visit webpages, click advertisement links, sign up for promotions and discounts, or download an application. Cyber criminals use TDSs to selectively redirect users to compromised or fake login websites that can host phishing pages for online financial fraud or prompt users to download software updates containing malware.
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Source: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation Cyber Division
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