MyCert: Facebook ads impersonating KL mall and Khairul Aming lead users to phishing sites, hosting providers told to take action

MyCert recommended that users be extra cautious about online deals that ‘seem too good to be true’ and to not click on any suspicious URLs sent through social media postings, ads, email or any messaging service. — Image by rawpixel.com on Freepik

The Malaysia Computer Emergency Response Team (MyCert) is advising the public to be wary of scam ads on social media, adding it has notified web hosting providers to take appropriate action against phishing sites that were linked to a number of such ads on Facebook.

In an Oct 30 alert, the agency said it has observed a surge in fraudulent ads impersonating popular brands or individuals, including a page claiming to belong to Mid Valley Megamall in Kuala Lumpur and another using social media personality Khairul Aming’s name.