Bitdefender researchers uncovered hundreds of scam campaigns promoted through Facebook ads that use fake news stories, celebrity impersonation, and redirect chains to funnel victims into investment fraud schemes. The activity ran through 310 malvertising campaigns distributed on Meta platforms from February 9 to March 5, 2026. The campaigns generated more than 26,000 ad sightings with localized content in more than 15 languages. The operation used three main scam sub-campaigns with a smaller fourth branch, and … More → The post Fake scandal clips on Facebook bait victims into investment scams appeared first on Help Net Security.