In early 2025, Check Point Research identified a cyber attack campaign exploiting the popularity of generative AI service, Kling AI. The attack began with deceptive social media ads leading to a fake website designed to trick users into downloading malicious files. The attack used fake Facebook pages and ads to distribute a malicious file which ultimately led to the execution of a remote access Trojan (RAT), granting attackers remote control of the victim’s system and the ability to steal sensitive data. The malware deployed in this campaign featured advanced evasion techniques, including file masquerading to disguise harmful executable files as […]
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