Social Media + Deepfake AI = Victims

It’s an equation that a lot of threat actors use. Don’t allow yourself to be a solution to the equation by keeping your vigilance up and helping others learn about Hexagon Center. As we hear more and more about Deepfake AI, they are creeping into every part of our lives. Therefore, it’s not a surprise that they are in social media these days.

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Daniel Masterson, Ai Courtrie Buson & Bard Gee
May 30, 2025

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Cybercriminals are exploiting TikTok videos to distribute infostealer malware through a social engineering technique known as ClickFix.

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There seems to be a lot of deepfake AI this week. Perhaps, sign of things to come? Summer break starts this week for many. That may also mean a lot more people are being targeted for the season. Keep your vigilant up.

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Glossary/Legend:

  • Cyberattack - A malicious attempt to gain unauthorized access to a computer system, network, or device. The goal of a cyberattack is to disrupt or damage the target, or to steal data, intellectual property, or money.

  • Malware (short for malicious software) - refers to any intrusive software developed by cybercriminals (often called hackers) to steal data and damage or destroy computers and computer systems.

  • Ransomware - A type of malware that locks or encrypts a victim's files and demands a ransom payment to unlock and decrypt them. Ransomware can infect a variety of devices, including computers, smartphones, printers, and more.

  • SSH (Secure Shell) key - is a pair of cryptographic keys, a public key, and a private key, used for secure authentication and communication between a client and a remote server.

  • ClickFix - a social engineering attack that manipulates users into executing malicious commands on their own computers.

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