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Evolution of the "Work from Home" Scam

ID: f5662afa-7541-5233-9cdc-f97ff2f0e7c6

STIX ID: report--f5662afa-7541-5233-9cdc-f97ff2f0e7c6

Feed Name: Zscaler Security Research Blog

Threat Score
50/100

Date Published: 2025-04-02

Date Updated: 2026-05-01

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The report documents a widespread scam campaign where attackers inject unique PHP pages into compromised WordPress sites (commonly under /wp-includes/ or /images/) to redirect victims to fake “work from home” newspaper-style landing pages; the scam uses geo-localization and spoofed site elements to appear legitimate, and thousands of sites have been affected with mixed Google Safe Browsing detection.

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