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Malicious ad for USPS fishes for banking credentials

July 5, 2023 0 Comments Google, malvertising, phishing, threat intelligence, usps

Tags: malvertising

Tags: google

Tags: usps

Tags: phishing

Next time you need to track a package, be aware that malicious ads could be leading you to sites that steal your banking information.

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A week in security (May 22-28)

May 29, 2023 0 Comments #chatgpt, Apple, blackbasta, cisa, Cisco, Google, Insider Threat, malvertising, news, pentagon explosion, ransomware guide, rheinmetall, Wordpress, zyxel

Categories: News

Tags: Cisco

Tags: Zyxel

Tags: ChatGPT

Tags: Malvertising

Tags: Apple

Tags: Google

Tags: insider threat

Tags: Pentagon explosion

Tags: CISA

Tags: ransomware guide

Tags: Rheinmetall

Tags: BlackBasta

Tags: WordPress

A list of topics we covered in the week of May 22- 28 of 2023

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Malvertising via brand impersonation is back again

May 23, 2023 0 Comments ads, amazon, cloaking, Google, malvertising, threat intelligence

Categories: 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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YouTube is testing ad blocker detection

May 12, 2023 0 Comments ad, ad industry, adblock, advert, affiliate, block, blocker, intrusive, malvertising, malware, Network, news, personal, popup, youtube

Categories: News

Categories: Personal

Tags: youtube

Tags: ad

Tags: advert

Tags: network

Tags: ad industry

Tags: block

Tags: blocker

Tags: adblock

Tags: malware

Tags: malvertising

Tags: intrusive

Tags: popup

Tags: affiliate

We take a look at YouTube’s testing of ad blocking detection and why it might not be popular with users.

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Fake system update drops Aurora stealer via Invalid Printer loader

May 11, 2023 0 Comments amadey, aurora stealer, loader, malvertising, threat intelligence

Categories: Threat Intelligence

Tags: malvertising

Tags: Aurora stealer

Tags: loader

Tags: Amadey

Not all system updates mean well, and some will even trick you into installing malware.

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Adult content malvertising scheme leads to clickjacking

April 24, 2023 0 Comments 18+, clickjacking, google ads, malvertising, news

Categories: News

Tags: 18+

Tags: malvertising

Tags: Google ads

Tags: clickjacking

Malwarebytes’ researchers have discovered a malvertising scheme that uses adult lures for clickjacking purposes.

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A week in security (April 10 – 16)

April 17, 2023 0 Comments AI, apple vulnerability, bennett cyphers, FBI, kfc, lock and code s04e09, malvertising, news, Patch Tuesday, phone charging station, pizza hut, ransomware in france, ransomware in the uk, ransomware review, sextortion, virtual kidnapping, weebly, yum! brands

Categories: News

Tags: Lock and Code S04E09

Tags: Bennett Cyphers

Tags: Apple vulnerability

Tags: phone charging station

Tags: FBI

Tags: Yum! Brands

Tags: KFC

Tags: Pizza Hut

Tags: Patch Tuesday

Tags: sextortion

Tags: malvertising

Tags: Weebly

Tags: AI

Tags: virtual kidnapping

Tags: ransomware review

Tags: ransomware in the UK

Tags: ransomware in France

The most interesting security related news from the week of April 10 – 16.

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Massive malvertising campaign targets seniors via fake Weebly sites

April 14, 2023 0 Comments ads, Google, malvertising, recipe, Scam, seniors, tech support, threat intelligence, weebly

Categories: 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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A week in security (January 30 – February 5)

February 6, 2023 0 Comments av-test top product, BEC, blog roundup, business email compromise, cisa, dark patterns, data wiper, eileen gun, facebook, github, league of legends, learnpress, lock and code, malvertising, multi-threat ransomware, news, Ransomware, ransomware monthly, riot games, roomba, supply chain attacks, week in security

Categories: News

Tags: week in security

Tags: blog roundup

Tags: Roomba

Tags: Facebook

Tags: Eileen Gun

Tags: Lock and Code

Tags: data wiper

Tags: LearnPress

Tags: Riot Games

Tags: League of Legends

Tags: malvertising

Tags: dark patterns

Tags: supply chain attacks

Tags: GitHub

Tags: ransomware monthly

Tags: ransomware

Tags: AV-TEST top product

Tags: multi-threat ransomware

Tags: CISA

Tags: BEC

Tags: business email compromise

The most interesting security related news from the week of January 30 – February 5.

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VASTFLUX ad fraud massively affected millions of iOS devices, dismantled

January 24, 2023 0 Comments ad fraud, Apple, c2, command and control, fast flux, human, iOS, JavaScript, js, malvertising, matryoshka, news, vast, vastflux, video ad serving template

Categories: Apple

Categories: News

Tags: VASTFLUX

Tags: HUMAN

Tags: fast flux

Tags: VAST

Tags: Matryoshka

Tags: JavaScript

Tags: JS

Tags: iOS

Tags: ad fraud

Tags: malvertising

Tags: Video Ad Serving Template

Tags: VAST

Tags: command-and-control

Tags: C2

An evasive ad fraud campaign affecting iOS users has come to light. It’s called VASTFLUX.