Celine Dion's Official Site Used as Spam Launchpad

Celine Dion’s Official Site Used as Spam Launchpad

Fans of Canadian singer, Celine Dion, who frequent her website may find something odd today.

The celebrity, who was once rumoured to be a potential bidder for ownership of the Montreal Canadiens NHL team, ran afoul of some hockey-related spam, as shown below:

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Partial text below:

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If you’re an avid reader of Malwarebytes Unpacked, you may have noticed that this is similar to the spam posts on Steam we’ve documented not so long ago.

It may appear like the site has been compromised as the spam post is on the celebrity’s Photo gallery; however, the issue is with a plugin that allows registered users in the site to upload fan photos. While this is probably intentional, the admins may not have foreseen the problem of spam images coming with clickable text.

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Going back, visitors who click the spam link are directed to a domain that asks for personal information and payment details, just like all the “free streaming” sites we’ve seen so far. Often in these situations, people do not get what they paid for, so we advise caution.

We have already reached out to the admin of Celine Dion’s website regarding this.

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