Threat Intelligence Snapshot: Week 11, 2025

GitHub repositories used to distribute SmartLoader and Lumma Stealer | Yemen’s Houthis to resume attacks on Israeli ships
Affiliate Fraud at Scale: AI, Black Hat SEO, Social Media, and Brand Abuse in iGaming and VPNs

Affiliate marketing drives traffic and conversions in competitive industries like iGaming, but unethical techniques are on the rise. QuoIntelligence’s investigation uncovered a large-scale campaign using AI-generated content, automation, fake social media accounts, and Black Hat SEO to manipulate rankings and deceive users.