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Facebook ran adverts for a pretend Clubhouse for PC app planted with malware

Cybercriminals have taken out more than a few Facebook adverts masquerading as a Clubhouse app for PC shoppers so to objective unsuspecting sufferers with malware, TechCrunch has found out. TechCrunch used to be alerted Wednesday to Facebook adverts tied to a collection of Facebook pages impersonating Clubhouse, the drop-in audi…
Cybercriminals have taken out a number of Facebook ads masquerading as a Clubhouse app for PC users in order to target unsuspecting victims with malware, TechCrunch has learned. TechCrunch was alerted Wednesday to Facebook ads tied to several Facebook pages impersonating Clubhouse, the drop-in audi…

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