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Scammers Use TikTok and Instagram Reels to Spread Vidar Infostealer

ID: 9483047a-b94d-571b-8328-9dc6297cda7c

STIX ID: report--9483047a-b94d-571b-8328-9dc6297cda7c

Feed Name: HackRead

Threat Score
72/100

Date Published: 2026-06-10

Date Updated: 2026-06-11

Author: Deeba Ahmed

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**Executive Summary:** ReversingLabs identified campaigns on TikTok and Instagram Reels that use professional-looking tutorial videos and social-engineering prompts to trick users into executing PowerShell commands or visiting fake download sites, which drop a build.exe payload containing the Vidar infostealer; the attacks leverage platform recommendation algorithms to scale and have measurable engagement (e.g., 109k views, 1,699 saves).

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