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 moreCategories: 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 moreCategories: 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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Read moreCategories: Threat Intelligence Tags: ad fraud Tags: popunder Tags: ads Tags: fraud Tags: wordpress Tags: plugins Popunders are the ideal vehicle to serve ad fraud. In this case, we investigate a scheme where a webpage you can’t see is loading a bunch of ads while code mimics user activity by scrolling and visiting links. |
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Read moreCategories: News Tags: google Tags: ads Tags: advert Tags: paid Tags: sponsored Tags: result Tags: listing Tags: rogue Tags: malware Tags: NFT Tags: phish Tags: phishing Tags: data theft Tags: infostealer We take a look at a flurry of reports relating to fake products being pushed via sponsored ads in Google search. |
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Read moreCategories: News Tags: FBI Tags: ad Tags: ads Tags: advert Tags: paid Tags: sponsored Tags: search engine Tags: results Tags: fake Tags: download Tags: phish Tags: phishing Tags: malware The FBI has issued a warning about criminals impersonating brands in search ads |
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Read moreCategories: Privacy Tags: ads Tags: advertising Tags: adverts Tags: cookies Tags: Google Tags: third party Tags: tracking We take a look at the second delay to Google’s intended sunsetting of third party cookies in Chrome, along with the reason why. |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2022 15:49:14 +0000
We take a look at the second delay to Google’s intended sunsetting of third party cookies in Chrome, along with the reason why.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2022 14:35:37 +0000
Facebook is reportedly switching out click identifiers for encryption, making it harder (if not impossible) to strip tracking from the URL.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 12:29:14 +0000
Phishers racked up an enormous haul of stolen cryptocurrency via rogue Google ads. Time to check if you’re free from bad ad worry.
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