Ever since the commercial internet began to reach mainstream users, porn sites have been used to carry malware. The latest trend: Russian hackers are using AI-driven “deepnude generators”—applications that create nude images from user-uploaded pictures—to infect the stupidly horny.
Worst of all, the hackers appear to be connected to FIN7, a notorious cybercrime group active since 2012. Last year, the U.S. Department of Justice pronounced the gang dead following the arrest, conviction, and jailing of three members, including FIN7’s alleged “manager,” a Ukrainian national named Fedir Hladyr. The hacker group was believed to have caused $3 billion in damage worldwide.
“FIN7 as an entity is no more,” U.S. Attorney Nick Brown said in May 2023.
Apparently, he spoke too soon.
Last week, Virginia-based security company Silent Push published a report claiming that the group is back—and worse than ever. Silent Push reported that FIN7 has recently set up some 4,000 fake domains and subdomains, including at least seven “deepnude generator” websites described as “
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Author: Jason Nelson
