Collaborate Disseminate
By Waqas
For those who use Adblock Plus alongside with Google Chrome web
This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 37K Chrome Users Tricked into Downloading Fake Adblock Plus Extension
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Poisoned ads served up by the X-rated adult PornHub site tricked users into installing malicious browser updates.
Continue reading PornHub visitors hit with malware attack via poisoned ads
Researchers from cybersecurity firm Proofpoint have recently discovered a large-scale malvertising campaign that exposed millions of Internet users in the United States, Canada, the UK, and Australia to malware infections.
Active for more than a year … Continue reading Warning: Millions Of P0rnHub Users Hit With Malvertising Attack
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| A compilation of security news and blog posts from the 4th – 10th September. We touched on threat surveys, Android patching, the Equifax breach and more!
Categories: Tags: ddoshackersmalvertisingmalwareroundupspamweek in security |
The post A week in security (September 4 – September 10) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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A look at how expired domain names can be turned into a lucrative malicious traffic redirection tool.
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Malware
Threat analysis
Tags: domainmalvertisingmalwareregistrantregistrartech support scam
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| Last week, we looked at what actions Kronos can perform in the final installment of a 2-part post. We also dived into Locky, again, a ransomware that just made a comeback, and found that its latest variant (as of this writing) has anti-sandboxing capabilities. This means that once Locky has determined that it’s residing in…
Categories: Tags: 419 scamexploit kitinsider threatskronosLockymalvertisingPrincessLockerransomwarerecapRIGsecurityweekly blog roundup |
The post A week in security (August 28 – September 3) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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| Researcher Chris Boyd gave a talk at BSides Manchester on the subject of malvertising, and we have the full thing in video format for you to watch.
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The post BSides Manchester: Malvertising – under the hood appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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Researchers say the Neptune, or Terror exploit kit has been spreading Monero cryptocurrency miners via malvertisements. Continue reading Neptune Exploit Kit Dropping Cryptocurrency Miners Through Malvertisements
Google wants to filter the pop-ups, prestitials and sticky ads out of your face Continue reading Chrome’s built-in adblocker arrives for early adopters
This post shines some light on a ‘gate’ belonging to the geo-targeted Magnitude exploit kit.
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Cybercrime
Exploits
Tags: cerberEKexploit kitkoreaMagnigateMagnitudemalvertisingransomware
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