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Cloud-Hosted Browser-Locker Scareware Campaign Using Social Media / Search Engine Lures to Deliver a Fake Antivirus Lockout, Likely via Malvertising

๐Ÿ“… September 28, 2026 ๐Ÿ“ฐ unit42.paloaltonetworks.com ๐Ÿ” 0 CVE(s) referenced

A likely malvertising-driven scareware campaign uses interchangeable fake social-media account and search-engine virus alerts to funnel victims into cloud-hosted, Escape-resistant browser lockouts that impersonate antivirus software and drive vishing calls to fraudulent support hotlines.

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