The FBI Warns of Malicious Traffic Distribution Systems being increasingly used by cybercriminals to redirect internet users to phishing pages, malware downloads, ransomware attacks, and online financial scams. In a newly released Public Service Announcement (PSA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation cautioned that cybercriminals are leveraging Traffic Distribution Systems (TDS) to gain access to victim networks while evading traditional security controls.

According to the FBI, TDS technology is designed to route internet traffic to different destinations after users visit websites, click advertisements, download applications, or engage with online promotions. While the technology itself ...