Fraudulent Slack ad shows malvertiser’s patience and skills
Once again, threat actors seek out Google search ads for top software downloads, but this time they show a lot of patience and bring on evasion tricks.
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Dozens of Google products targeted by scammers via malicious search ads
In a clever scheme designed to abuse Google in more than one way, scammers are redirecting users to browser locks.
Read moreThreat actor impersonates Google via fake ad for Authenticator
Only trust official sources they say, but what happens when a Google vetted ad is for a Google product?
Read moreFake Microsoft Teams for Mac delivers Atomic Stealer
In a new malware campaign, threat actors are using Google ads to target Mac users looking to download Microsoft Teams.
Read moreOne year later, Rhadamanthys is still dropped via malvertising
Infostealers like Rhadamanthys continue to be a favorite among malware distributors who leverage search engine ads to lure victims.
Read moreMalvertising: This cyberthreat isn’t on the dark web, it’s on Google
Malvertising made a resurgence in 2023, with cybercriminals creating malicious ads and websites imitating Amazon, TradingView, and Rufus.
Read moreIf only you had to worry about malware, with Jason Haddix: Lock and Code S05E04
This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we speak with Jason Haddix about how businesses can protect against modern cyberthreats.
Read moreNitrogen shelling malware from hacked sites
Threat actors are using all the tools at their disposal to deliver malware. Malicious ads are only one step in the chain, with compromised sites providing the free hosting and changing capabilities that can evade detection.
Read moreMalicious ads for restricted messaging applications target Chinese users
Chinese speaking users looking for Telegram, or LINE are being targeted with malicious ads. Instead of downloading the legitimate application, they install malware.
Read moreUsing Google Search to Find Software Can Be Risky
Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2024 18:38:43 +0000
Google continues to struggle with cybercriminals running malicious ads on its search platform to trick people into downloading booby-trapped copies of popular free software applications. The malicious ads, which appear above organic search results and often precede links to legitimate sources of the same software, can make searching for software on Google a dicey affair.
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