Malvertising via Dynamic Search Ads delivers malware bonanza
Most, if not all malvertising incidents result from a threat actor either injecting code within an existing ad, or intentionally creating…
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Clever malvertising attack uses Punycode to look like KeePass’s official website
Threat actors are known for impersonating popular brands in order to trick users. In a recent malvertising campaign, we observed a malicious…
Read moreHong Kong residents targeted in malvertising campaigns for WhatsApp, Telegram
Categories: Threat Intelligence Tags: malvertising Tags: ads Tags: hong kong Tags: malware Tags: whatsapp Tags: telegram Ads on Google for popular communication apps are used as a lure to compromise the devices of people from Hong Kong. |
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Read moreClever malvertising attack uses Punycode to look like KeePass’s official website
Categories: Threat Intelligence Tags: malvertising Tags: keepass Tags: punycode Tags: malware Tags: ads Tags: google Threat actors are doubling down on brand impersonation by using lookalike domain names. |
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Read moreThe forgotten malvertising campaign
Categories: Threat Intelligence Tags: malvertising Tags: ads Tags: notepad Tags: hta Tags: malware Tags: google A sophisticated threat actor has been using Google ads to deliver custom malware payloads to victims for months while flying under the radar. |
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Read moreMalicious ad served inside Bing’s AI chatbot
Categories: Threat Intelligence Tags: bing chat Tags: AI Tags: malvertising Tags: ads Users looking for software downloads may be tricked into visiting malicious websites via their interaction with Bing Chat. |
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Read moreChrome’s “Enhanced Ad Privacy”: What you need to know
Categories: Personal Tags: google Tags: chrome Tags: website Tags: API Tags: Topics Tags: tracking Tags: ads Tags: adverts Tags: cookies We take a look at a Chrome popup related to Topics API, which you may be seeing in the near future. |
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Read moreMalvertisers up their game against researchers
Categories: Threat Intelligence Tags: malvertising Tags: google Tags: ads Tags: malware Tags: fingerprinting Malicious ads via search engine results page are getting harder to identify thanks to advanced fingerprinting techniques |
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Read moreMalvertising via brand impersonation is back again
Categories: Threat Intelligence Tags: malvertising Tags: google Tags: ads Tags: amazon Tags: cloaking Ads containing the official website of an impersonated brand are running again, allowing fraudsters to scam users. |
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Read moreMassive malvertising campaign targets seniors via fake Weebly sites
Categories: Threat Intelligence Tags: malvertising Tags: weebly Tags: google Tags: ads Tags: seniors Tags: recipe Tags: tech support Tags: scam Scammers are buying ads on for the most common Google searches made by seniors and defrauding them with tech support scams. |
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