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New Phishing Attack Leverage SSL/TLS Certificates to Target High-value Brands Customers Via Whatsapp

Tushar Subhra Dutta
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New Phishing Attack Leverage SSL/TLS Certificates to Target High-value Brands Customers Via Whatsapp

A phishing operation is using web certificates and chosen web addresses to target customers of high-value brands through WhatsApp. The activity is designed to make fraudulent pages look normal at a glance, turning a familiar security signal into part of the deception. The campaign relies on fake sites with lookalike names. A message can steer a recipient from WhatsApp to a sign-in page resembling a service they know, where passwords, verification details, or other account information may be collected. Clandestine researchers identified activated phishing and interface-cloning infrastructure aimed primarily at WhatsApp and Instagram. The certificates were issued on August 10, 2026, suggesting the supporting sites were recently...

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