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The Season of Back to School Scams

ID: a4f8f40b-2178-543a-9641-ed6a84709521

STIX ID: report--a4f8f40b-2178-543a-9641-ed6a84709521

Feed Name: McAfee Labs Blog

Threat Score
35/100

Date Published: 2023-08-02

Date Updated: 2026-04-28

Author: McAfee Labs

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McAfee Labs documents a back-to-school PDF scam campaign that embeds fake CAPTCHA images to redirect users to malicious websites (13 domains, predominantly Russian) which set cookies, monitor user behavior, and collect interactions; the report includes geographic targeting data (noting the US and India), a list of IOCs, and recommended protective measures for consumers.

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