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Fraudsters Like Riding the Viral Hype!

Ever wonder why?

Because they know hype drives clicks and clicks deliver malware straight to your machine! Hot trends lure even the least tech-savvy - from kids and grandparents to casual users - right into the fraudster's trap!

Few examples of recent abused trends:

πŸ€– Fake "ChatGPT" or "Copilot" sites offering free tokens or premium features to harvest your credentials and push malicious extensions.

🎨 Bogus Studio Ghibli or Midjourney-style tools that require "downloadable art packs" loaded with trojans.

🎬 Promises of unreleased movie or series episodes that install harmful media players or plugins.

πŸ† Third-party FIFA or NBA widgets bundling keyloggers to capture your login details.

πŸ”— Trend-driven polls embedding scripts to hijack session cookies or redirect to phishing pages.

πŸ’° Fake token giveaways asking for wallet seed phrases under the guise of "claiming free crypto."

πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ Here's how they exploit you:

- Credentials harvesting via phishing forms

- Trojans hidden in installers or downloads

- Malicious browser extensions or plugins

- Keyloggers bundled with score apps

- Session cookie theft via embedded code

- Wallet seed-phrase collection on fake airdrops

🚨 Protect your devices and data:

- Verify domains and only click links from official sources

- Never download unknown files

- Keep your OS, browser and antivirus up to date to block drive-by exploits