Security News > 2021 > April > Facebook Messenger users targeted by a large-scale scam

A large-scale scam campaign targeting Facebook Messenger users all over the world has been detected by Group-IB. Digital Risk Protection analysts have found evidence proving that users in over 80 countries in Europe, Asia, the MEA region, North and South America might have been affected.

In April, the number of Facebook posts inviting users to install "The latest Messenger update" reached 5,700.

To facilitate the moderation process in Facebook and bypass its scam filters, scammers used shortened links created with the help of such services as linktr.

Facebook Messenger scam impacts at least 84 countries.

Analysts have found scam ads targeted at users in at least 84 countries worldwide.

Scammers, in turn, are likely to use the compromised account to either blackmail the victim, pushing them to pay a ransom to have access to their account restored, or further scale up the scheme using the Facebook profile to distribute scam ads.

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