Malvertising: 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.
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If 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.
Read morePikaBot distributed via malicious search ads
PikaBot, a stealthy malware normally distributed via malspam is now being spread via malicious ads.
Read moreAssociated Press, ESPN, CBS among top sites serving fake virus alerts
A fake antivirus alert may suddenly hijack your screen while browsing. This latest malvertising campaign hit top publishers.
Read moreMalvertiser copies PC news site to deliver infostealer
Users looking to download a popular PC utility may be tricked in this campaign where a threat actor has registered a website that copies content from a PC and Windows news portal.
Read moreMalvertising 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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