Collaborate Disseminate
The notarized malware payloads were discovered in a recent MacOS adware campaign, disguised as Adobe Flash Player updates. Continue reading Apple Accidentally Notarizes Shlayer Malware Used in Adware Campaign
Aggressive adware apps invade tens of thousands of devices Operators designed the apps to run unhindered in the background Google removed all of the fake apps from the Play Store Security researchers from White Ops have discovered and tracked a vast ad… Continue reading Aggressive Adware Promised Free Stuff to Android Users Just to Stay Installed
By Sudais Asif
Another day, another large scale ad fraud through Chrome extensions.
This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Chrome extensions with 80 million+ users found engaging in ad fraud
Continue reading Chrome extensions with 80 million+ users found engaging in ad fraud
Cyber threats aren’t relegated to the world of big businesses and large-scale campaigns. The most frequent attacks aren’t APTs and massive data breaches—they’re the daily encounters with malware and spam by everyday users. Continue reading The Streaming Wars: A Cybercriminal’s Perspective
Researchers have found trojans and adware in preinstalled apps on a low-cost device distributed by the government-funded Lifeline Assistance Program. Continue reading ‘Undeletable’ Malware Shows Up in Yet Another Android Device
Researchers say that 14.8 percent of Android users who were targeted with mobile malware or adware last year were left with undeletable files. Continue reading Android Users Hit with ‘Undeletable’ Adware
Our support team continues to receive more and more requests from users complaining about intrusive ads on their smartphones from unknown sources. Continue reading Pig in a poke: smartphone adware
Mac expert Thomas Reed discusses how EvilQuest is ushering in a new class of Mac malware. Continue reading EvilQuest: Inside A ‘New Class’ of Mac Malware
A new SophosLabs report digs into the latest browser-hijacking “bundleware” targeting Mac users Continue reading Bundlore adware brings a new nest of risks to Mac users
Over the past two years we have reviewed how adult content has been used to spread malware and abuse users’ privacy. This is a trend that’s unlikely to go away, especially under current circumstances. While many pornography platforms are enjoying an influx of new users and providing legitimate and safe services, the security risks remain, if not increase. Continue reading Explicit content and cyberthreats: 2019 report