Reddit Ads Impersonate BBC and The Guardian to Push Fake AI Investment Schemes

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By EditorDavidJun 7, 2026, 10:34 am200 ptsTrendingTop
A "growing wave" of Reddit's "promoted posts" are sending U.S. and European audiences to money-stealing scams that impersonate major news organizations including the BBC, the Financial Times, and The Guardian, according to new findings from Bitdefender Labs. "Domains are short-lived and rapidly rotated to evade…

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