Hong 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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Clever 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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The 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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Chrome’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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