Collaborate Disseminate
It’s 2018, and you can still end up with your computer compromised by searching for the world’s most popular browser. That fact was brought home once again by Twitter user Gabriel Landau who, immediately upon firing up his brand new Windows… Continue reading Search for Chrome on Bing, and you might get a nasty surprise
Vol 08 Issue 108 September 2018 In This Issue Information Security, How Well is it Being Used to Protect Our Children at School? Social-Engineer News Upcoming classes As a member of the newsletter you have the option to OPT-IN for special offers… Continue reading Social-Engineer Newsletter Vol 08 – Issue 108
A criminal posing as a legitimate website publisher on the AdsTerra online advertising network is using maliciously gathered traffic to deliver victims to exploit kits. Continue reading Complex Malvertising Scheme Impacts Multiple Levels of Web Economy
While analyzing recent drive-by download attacks, security researchers have uncovered a large malvertising operation that infiltrated the legitimate online ad ecosystem and abuses more than 10,000 compromised websites. Malicious advertising, or malver… Continue reading Researchers Uncover Massive Malvertising Operation
The Kronos banking trojan is back. Researchers have identified four unique campaigns that use variants of the once formidable malware. Continue reading Kronos Banking Trojan Resurfaces After Years of Silence
In part one of this series, we had a look at a few reasons why you should block ads on your network and devices. In the second part, we’ll cover a few of the common ad blocking utilities and how to best configure those tools for maximum effe… Continue reading How to block ads like a pro
If you’re not blocking ads on your PC and mobile device, you should be! In this two-part series, we dispel some of the myths surrounding ad blocking, and cover the reasons why you should be blocking ads on your network and devices.
Cate… Continue reading Everybody and their mother is blocking ads, so why aren’t you?
Security researchers have been warning of a few newly detected variants of python-based adware that are being distributed in the wild not only to inject ads but also found installing malicious browser extensions and hidden cryptocurrency miner into vic… Continue reading Python-Based Adware Evolves to Install Malicious Browser Extensions
The same group behind the Shoppers Stop tech scam campaign is at it again, injecting malicious ad code into thousands of sites and redirecting to a templated warning page.
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Tags: malvertisingtech su… Continue reading Shoppers Stop tech scam draws from thousands of forced ad injections
Malvertising isn’t just a nuisance for internet users — it puts businesses and their customers at risk and compromises the integrity of the online advertising ecosystem.
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