eGobbler infects more than 1 billion ads in worldwide campaign

The eGobbler malvertising threat actor has made a return, this time exploiting a WebKit vulnerability used primarily by iPhone’s Safari browser. Security researchers from Confiant estimate up to 1.16 billion impressions have been compromised sinc… Continue reading eGobbler infects more than 1 billion ads in worldwide campaign

Over A Billion Malicious Ad Impressions Exploit WebKit Flaw to Target Apple Users

The infamous eGobbler hacking group that surfaced online earlier this year with massive malvertising campaigns has now been caught running a new campaign exploiting two browser vulnerabilities to show intrusive pop-up ads and forcefully redirect users … Continue reading Over A Billion Malicious Ad Impressions Exploit WebKit Flaw to Target Apple Users

eGobbler Malvertiser Bypassed Browser Protections Using Obscure Bugs

A malvertising actor known as “eGobbler” used obscure browser bugs to bypass built-in browser protections and expand the scope of its attacks. Confiant observed eGobbler exploiting the first vulnerability back on April 11, 2019. In that par… Continue reading eGobbler Malvertiser Bypassed Browser Protections Using Obscure Bugs

Easter Attack Affects Half a Billion Apple iOS Users via Chrome Bug

The U.S-focused eGobbler malvertising attacks are exploiting an unpatched Google Chrome bug. Continue reading Easter Attack Affects Half a Billion Apple iOS Users via Chrome Bug

Hackers exploiting unpatched Chrome bug to target 500M iPhone users

By Uzair Amir
In this attack, eGobbler threat group is exploiting Chrome Sandboxing bug to target iOS devices in the US and EU. Malvertising campaigns, in which malware is distributed through advertisements, have become a common norm nowadays. But, the… Continue reading Hackers exploiting unpatched Chrome bug to target 500M iPhone users