AI-assisted website builders are making it far easier for scammers to impersonate well-known and trusted brands, including Malwarebytes.

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Cybercriminals are exploiting AI-powered website builders like Vercel's v0 to rapidly clone legitimate brand websites for phishing and fraud. These tools allow attackers to recreate convincing lookalikes in minutes without coding skills, complete with stolen branding and payment flows. During the 2025 holiday season, over 19,000 domains impersonated major brands, with nearly 3,000 hosting active phishing pages. A recent case involved a fake Malwarebytes site that used AI to clone the original, hid merchant details in PayPal transactions, and drove traffic through comment spam. The core issue is that AI platform vendors prioritize speed and growth over abuse prevention, creating an imbalance where attackers move faster than defenses.

Criminals are using AI website builders to clone major brands