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Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a "human-operated phishing platform" that impersonates advertising products for artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots like Google Gemini, Anthropic Claude, OpenAI ChatGPT, Perplexity, Meta Muse, and Manus. The products, which claim to offer campaign optimization, spend audits, and business-account connections, are designed with one goal in…
Protecting sign-ins
- Phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication – passkeys or security keys – for administrators first.
- Block the old sign-in methods that skip MFA, and review who can grant apps access to your data.
- Alert on impossible travel, newly added MFA methods and unusual consent grants.
More helpNCSC: multi-factor authentication for online services (opens in a new tab)
Defender’s notebook
The attacker technique behind this story, in MITRE’s terms – and what to check in your own estate.
Impersonation
StealthWhat a defender checks
- Confirm any change of payment details on a number you already hold – never the one in the message.
- Make the help desk verify identity before resetting passwords or MFA.
- Brief finance and help-desk staff on the current pretexts.
Build the skillBlue Team Analyst · Email & Phishing Investigation
Phishing
Initial AccessWhat a defender checks
- Search mail flow for the sender, subject and links, and pull every copy from mailboxes.
- Check who clicked or replied, and what signed in afterwards.
- Block the sender and URLs, and tell staff what to look for.
Build the skillBlue Team Analyst · Email & Phishing Investigation
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