Collaborate Disseminate
Cyber crooks are exploiting users’ interest in Semrush, a popular SEO, advertising, and market research SaaS platform, to steal their Google account credentials. The fraudulent campaign Malwarebytes researchers have spotted a campaign consisting … Continue reading Malicious ads target Semrush users to steal Google account credentials
Microsoft has uncovered a malvertising campaign that redirected users to information stealers hosted on GitHub.
The post Microsoft Says One Million Devices Impacted by Infostealer Campaign appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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Microsoft Threat Intelligence exposes a malvertising campaign exploiting GitHub, Discord, and Dropbox. Discover the multi-stage attack chain, the… Continue reading Microsoft Dismantles Malvertising Scam Using GitHub, Discord, Dropbox
Journey with us to Myanmar’s shadowy scam factories, where trafficked workers are forced to run romance-baiting and fake tech support scams, and find out why a company’s mandatory hold time for tech support could lead to innocent users having their com… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #407: HP’s hold music, and human trafficking
A large-scale malvertising campaign distributing the Lumma infostealer malware via intrusive “ads” leading to fake CAPTCHA pages has been tied by researchers to a threat actor abusing the Monetag ad network. The campaign from the users̵… Continue reading Malvertising on steroids serves Lumma infostealer
It’s not a new technique, but that doesn’t mean that cybercriminals cannot make rich rewards from SEO poisoning.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading Tech support scams leverage Google ads again and again, fleecing unsuspecting internet users
A Facebook malvertising campaign disguised as Bitwarden updates spreads malware, targeting business accounts. Users are tricked into installing… Continue reading Facebook Malvertising Campaign Spreads Malware via Fake Bitwarden
Who doesn’t fancy earning US $2.5 million?
That’s the reward that’s on offer from US authorities for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of the man who allegedly was a key figure behind the development and distribution of the notorio… Continue reading $2.5 million reward offered for hacker linked to notorious Angler Exploit Kit
Google Search ads that target users looking for Google’s own services lead them to spoofed sites and Microsoft and Apple tech support scams. The fake Google Search ads (Source: Malwarebytes) “In this particular scheme, all web resources use… Continue reading Tech support scammers impersonate Google via malicious search ads
Malicious Google ads are a well known threat, but malvertising can also be found on other popular online destinations such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube. Case in point: an enduring campaign that aims to infect Facebook users with the SYS01 informa… Continue reading SYS01 info-stealer pushed via Facebook ads, LinkedIn and YouTube posts