This malicious Telegram bot could create huge phishing scams

A fish hook is lying across a computer keyboard, representing a phishing attack on a computer system.

Cybersecurity researchers from ESET recently discovered a new toolkit that allows even the lowest-skilled hackers to pull off elaborate phishing schemes. The toolkit is called Telekopye and it’s implemented as a Telegram bot which hackers can use to generate fraudulent websites and landing pages, send SMS messages and emails, and create fake screenshots.

The targets are mainly online markets popular in Russia, such as OLX and YULA. However, ESET’s researchers also saw hackers targeting marketplaces native to other countries, such as BlaBlaCar, and eBay. In some instances, victims had nothing in common with Russia, such as Jófogás and Sbazar.