University site cloned to evade ad detection distributes fake Cisco installer
Malvertisers got inspired by the website for a German university to bypass ad security and distribute malware.
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New AI “agents” could hold people for ransom in 2025
“Agentic” AI could arrive in 2025, and it may allow hackers to send individual, AI-powered agents to do their dirty work.
Read moreCybercrime gets a few punches on the nose
Law enforcement took down several cybercrime forums that sold tools and data to other cybercriminals
Read moreMicrosoft advertisers phished via malicious Google ads
Just days after we uncovered a campaign targeting Google Ads accounts, a similar attack has surfaced, this time aimed at Microsoft…
Read moreThe great Google Ads heist: criminals ransack advertiser accounts via fake Google ads
An ongoing malvertising campaign steals Google advertiser accounts via fraudulent ads for Google Ads itself.
Read moreGroupGreeting e-card site attacked in “zqxq” campaign
This article was researched and written by Stefan Dasic, manager, research and response for ThreatDown, powered by Malwarebytes Malwarebytes recently uncovered…
Read moreAI-supported spear phishing fools more than 50% of targets
AI-supported spear phishing emails tricked 54% of users in a controlled study that compared AI and human cybercriminal success rates.
Read more‘Fix It’ social-engineering scheme impersonates several brands
Criminals are luring victims looking to download software and tricking them into running a malicious command.
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