malvertising

eGobbler hackers used Chrome bug to deliver 500Million+ ads to iOS users

Threat Group Exploits Chrome Bug to Serve Malicious Ads to iOS Users Threat actors tracked as eGobbler developed a new…

6 years ago
Trend Micro spotted a malvertising campaign abusing Google’s DoubleClick to deliver Coinhive MinerTrend Micro spotted a malvertising campaign abusing Google’s DoubleClick to deliver Coinhive Miner

Trend Micro spotted a malvertising campaign abusing Google’s DoubleClick to deliver Coinhive Miner

Trend Micro uncovered a spike in the number of Coinhie miners over the past few days, including Coinhive, apparently linked…

7 years ago
Matrix Ransomware being distributed through malvertisingMatrix Ransomware being distributed through malvertising

Matrix Ransomware being distributed through malvertising

Security expert Jérôme Segura from Malwarebytes has spotted that Matrix Ransomware has risen again, it is now being distributed through malvertising. Malware…

8 years ago
Equifax website redirected visitors to fake Flash update, it’s malvertisingEquifax website redirected visitors to fake Flash update, it’s malvertising

Equifax website redirected visitors to fake Flash update, it’s malvertising

Equifax service set up for obtaining free and discounted credit reports had been redirecting users to websites offering a fake…

8 years ago
A fresh massive AdGholas Malvertising campaign infects millionsA fresh massive AdGholas Malvertising campaign infects millions

A fresh massive AdGholas Malvertising campaign infects millions

Researchers at Proofpoint discovered a massive AdGholas Malvertising Campaign infecting as many as 1 million computers per day with several…

8 years ago
Malvertising campaign in Google Search redirected users to tech support scamMalvertising campaign in Google Search redirected users to tech support scam

Malvertising campaign in Google Search redirected users to tech support scam

Malicious ads in Google search results for the US retail giant Target redirected users to a tech support scam. The malvertising campaign…

8 years ago
CVE-2017-0022 Windows Zero-Day flaw used by AdGholas hackers and it was included in Neutrino EKCVE-2017-0022 Windows Zero-Day flaw used by AdGholas hackers and it was included in Neutrino EK

CVE-2017-0022 Windows Zero-Day flaw used by AdGholas hackers and it was included in Neutrino EK

The recently patched CVE-2017-0022 Windows Zero-Day vulnerability has been exploited by threat actors behind the AdGholas malvertising campaign and Neutrino…

8 years ago
Stegano campaign exposed millions netizens via attack code in pixels of ads bannersStegano campaign exposed millions netizens via attack code in pixels of ads banners

Stegano campaign exposed millions netizens via attack code in pixels of ads banners

Stegano campaign - Millions of people visiting major websites may have been infected with malicious code that was embedded in…

9 years ago
Experts observed several malvertising campaigns deliver Cerber 4.0Experts observed several malvertising campaigns deliver Cerber 4.0

Experts observed several malvertising campaigns deliver Cerber 4.0

Cerber 4.0 is the latest variant of the Cerber ransomware family that is becoming even more common in the malvertising…

9 years ago
Also Spotify in the list of services victim of a malvertising campaignAlso Spotify in the list of services victim of a malvertising campaign

Also Spotify in the list of services victim of a malvertising campaign

The users of the free version of the popular Spotify online music service have been served malicious advertisements. Spotify users…

9 years ago