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Criminals are using AI website builders to clone major brands

ID: e0aa4230-0384-56d7-a802-2ee7a4cf2779

STIX ID: report--e0aa4230-0384-56d7-a802-2ee7a4cf2779

Feed Name: Malwarebytes Blog

Threat Score
55/100

Date Published: 2026-02-12

Date Updated: 2026-04-28

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The report describes how cybercriminals are leveraging AI website builders to rapidly clone legitimate brand sites—highlighting a case where installmalwarebytes.org impersonated Malwarebytes—to run large-scale phishing and fraudulent payment operations; it documents the domain and hosting IP, outlines the broader surge in holiday-themed and brand-impersonation domains, and recommends user precautions and platform takedowns.

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