Collaborate Disseminate
Following some arrests in China, we hope to see a decrease in the amount of adware and adfraud hailing from the Rafotech labs aka Fireball.
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Cybercrime
Malware
Tags: ad fraudadwareelexfireballPieter Arntzrafotech
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| The second quarter of 2017 left the security world wondering, “What the hell happened?” With leaks of government-created exploits being deployed against users in the wild, a continued sea of ransomware constantly threatening our ability to work online, and the lines between malware and potentially unwanted programs continuing to blur, every new incident was a wakeup call.In this report, we are going to discuss some of the most important trends, tactics, and attacks of Q2 2017, including an update on ransomware, what is going on with all these exploits, and a special look at all the breaches that happened this quarter.
Categories: Tags: ad fraudadam kujawaAdam McNeiladwareAmazon PhishingArmando Orozcoastrumboaxxeebreachbreachescerbercybercrime tactics & techniquescybercrime tactics and techniquesdokDoublePulsarEKEternalBlueEternalPetyaexploit kitFindzipfireballhandbrakeJaffJean-Philippe TaggartJerome SegurakovterLockyMagnitudeMalwarebytesmalwarebytes labsMarcelo RiveroNathan CollierNotPetyaNSAnymainpetyaPieter Artnzprotonproton RATQ2 2017RIGsecond quarterShadowBrokersTamy Stewarttech support scamsThomas ReedTroldeshWannaCryWDFLoadWilliam Tsing |
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We explain what adware and ad fraud are and point out the differences by discussing the methods and the classification of the malware that is involved.
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Cybercrime
Malware
Tags: ad fraudad supportedadvertisingadwarespoofingstackingstuffing… Continue reading Adware vs. Ad-fraud
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| In our first wrap-up of the threat landscape, we are going to cover the trends observed during the last few months of 2016, provide an analyst’s view of the threats, and offer some predictions for the beginning of 2017. Moving forward, every quarter we will bring you a view of the threat landscape through the eyes of Malwarebytes researchers and analysts.
Categories: Tags: 2016ad fraudcerbercybercrimekovterLockymalwarebytes labspredictionsransomwarereporttrends |
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HummingBad – an Android-based malware that infected over 10 million Android devices around the world last year and made its gang an estimated US$300,000 per month at its peak – has made a comeback.
Security researchers have discovered a new variant of the HummingBad malware hiding in more than 20 Android apps on Google Play Store.
The infected apps were already downloaded by over 12 Million
Continue reading Nasty Android Malware that Infected Millions Returns to Google Play Store
HummingBad – an Android-based malware that infected over 10 million Android devices around the world last year and made its gang an estimated US$300,000 per month at its peak – has made a comeback.
Security researchers have discovered a new variant of the HummingBad malware hiding in more than 20 Android apps on Google Play Store.
The infected apps were already downloaded by over 12 Million
Continue reading Nasty Android Malware that Infected Millions Returns to Google Play Store
The biggest advertising fraud ever!
A group of hackers is making between $3 Million to $5 Million per day from United States brands and media companies in the biggest digital ad fraud ever discovered.
Online fraud-prevention firm White Ops uncovered … Continue reading ‘MethBot’ Ad Fraud Operators Making $5 Million Revenue Every Day
An cybercrime group from Russia earns $3 million to $5 million daily through defrauding major U.S. websites of video ad revenue. Continue reading Fraudulent Video Ad Bot Rakes in Close to $5 Million Daily
The same group of cybercriminals behind YiSpecter, a strain of iOS malware uncovered last year, are also behind a new type of Android malware, HummingBad.
Continue reading Chinese Ad Firm Raking in $300K a Month Through Adfraud, Android Malware