Exploiting the AI Boom: How Threat Actors Are Targeting Trust in Generative Platforms like Kling AI
Check Point, Tuesday, May 20th, 2025
As generative AI continues to capture global attention, threat actors are quick to exploit AI's capabilities and popularity. From deepfake scams to impersonation attacks, the rising trust in AI-powered platforms has created new openings for cyber criminals.
In early 2025, Check Point Research began tracking a sophisticated threat campaign that capitalized on this trend, specifically by impersonating Kling AI, a widely used image and video synthesis tool with over 6 million users.
This campaign, propagated through false Facebook advertisements and spoofed pages, ultimately directed users to a counterfeit website designed to deliver a malicious payload. In this blog, we break down the tactics used in this campaign and examine how attackers are leveraging the credibility of generative AI services to deceive users and spread malware.