In a previous blog post, Malwarebytes researchers showed how fraudsters were leveraging features from the very company (Microsoft) they were impersonating.
Malwarebytes Labs continue this series with another clever trick abusing Canva, a popular online tool for graphic design. This time, the scammers registered an account on Canva to create a new design that, is in fact, a replica of the Canva home page. As victims come from a malicious ad, they land on this deceiving page that lures them into interacting with it. The result: as soon as you click on the image, your browser is hijacked with a fake Microsoft alert.
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Source: Malwarebytes Labs
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