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Sead Fadilpašić

A massive new spam campaign is using some devious tricks — including spoofing some of the world's biggest brands

Woman shocked by online scam, holding her credit card outside.

Hackers have found a way to send spam emails that appear to hvae originated from trusted organizations, including some of the world's biggest brands, in a new campaign that has been described as “massive”.

The messages themselves are what you’d usually expect from a phishing email: a series of redirections generating revenue via fraudulent ads, fake giveaways, affiliate scams, and similar, according to Guardio Labs, which believes the campaign has been active since at least 2022.

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