Underground services for fake product reviews discovered
Original title: 5 stars for sale: Inside the underground fake review trade
Cybercriminals sell fake five-star reviews and negative review removal services using AI on platforms like Google and Trustpilot.
Research reveals underground forums where sellers offer reputation management services including generating fake reviews and removing negative ones. Sellers use AI to create realistic reviews and residential proxies to avoid detection. Services cover platforms like Yelp, Google, and app stores.
- Sellers charge $100-$200 per review removal
- Up to $1,100 for Airbnb reviews
- AI used to mimic E-E-A-T for reviews
- Residential and mobile proxies recommended for campaigns
Impact: fake reviews and reputation manipulation
From the original article
5 min read at malwarebytes.com
Underground sellers offer five-star reviews and charge up to $1,100 to make negative feedback disappear.
By @malwarebytes · malwarebytes.com
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