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Cybersecurity

Jul 28, 2026, 5:42:47 PM

Understanding SourTrade: Why the Browser-Assembled Malware Campaign Is Drawing Attention

When Confiant published its technical analysis of SourTrade, the research was quickly covered by...

Jul 16, 2026, 2:29:17 PM

Verification Is a Step. The Industry Needs the Whole Staircase.

Google's expanded verification requirements, Ofcom's proposed scam advertising rules, and...

Oct 21, 2025, 1:47:59 PM

Hope Isn't a Strategy: Who Pays When Ad Tech Stalls on Transparency?

This Cybersecurity Awareness Month, let's talk about what collective strategy actually looks like...

Oct 15, 2025, 1:00:00 PM

The True Cost of a "Bad Ad"

For years, ad operations teams have been the unsung heroes of digital publishing. They've spent...

Feb 27, 2025, 10:04:26 AM

If It Bleeds It Leads: Gory Celebrity Images Drive Investment Scams

2024 was a very good year to be a scammer–unless, of course, you caught the attention of the...

Jan 15, 2025, 1:09:18 PM

Google Makes A Big Move Against A Shared Enemy: Big Button Ads

A troublesome reality of digital advertising that we've been fighting against for years may finally...

Dec 5, 2024, 4:35:33 AM

Zirco Captured: A Milestone in the Fight for a Safer Internet

In August 2024, the Justice Department issued a press release announcing the arrest of Maksim...

Dec 2, 2024, 10:53:11 AM

8Proof Unmasked: Confiant Investigation Uncovers Connections to Former Download Valley Entity

A new report just released by the Confiant Security Team uncovered evidence of potential connection...

Nov 27, 2024, 11:39:25 AM

Gobble Gobble: eGobbler Launches Turkey Day Attack

This week typically marks the peak of yearly ad scam activity, as online shopping activity surges...

Nov 6, 2024, 12:06:18 PM

FizzCore Strikes Again On Eve of U.S. Elections

All eyes are on Election Day in the United States, and familiar bad actors are taking advantage. On...

Oct 31, 2024, 5:02:56 AM

Scam Season Comes Early With Re-Emergence of eGobbler

Cybersecurity Awareness Month is coming to a close, but scam season is just getting started. Every...

Aug 23, 2024, 1:38:20 PM

Caught by Confiant: MutantBedrog and its adaptive malvertising maneuvers

Researcher: Gregory Newman (Lead Security Engineer, Threat Intelligence) Updated: 25 Sep, 2024....

Jul 11, 2024, 3:19:38 AM

Confiant Launches Political Ad Management for Video

Confiant, the ad tech industry’s anti-malvertising leader, today announced the launch of a new...

Feb 22, 2024, 12:15:00 AM

Breaking the Malvertising Supply Chain

Introduction ScamClub is a highly sophisticated and well-funded threat actor primarily motivated by...

Feb 1, 2024, 9:00:00 AM

Confiant 2023 Annual Malvertising and Ad Quality Index is Online

Get up to speed with the annual Malvertising and Advertising Quality Index (MAQ) benchmark report...

Oct 24, 2023, 7:06:52 AM

Confiant releases H1 2023 Malvertising and Ad Quality Index

Q1 2023 Ad Security Violation Rate Reaches Highest Level in Four Years, According to Report Key...

H1 2023 MAQ Report

Sep 27, 2023, 8:25:42 AM

ScamClub Threat Intelligence Report Overview

UPDATE: On September 27, 2023, Motorik contacted us to validate our discoveries, affirming that...

Aug 10, 2023, 6:02:24 AM

The Yandex Leak: How a Russian Search Giant Uses Consumer Data

This is the write-up for the research presented at Diana Initiative on August 7, 2023, BSides Las...

Jul 6, 2023, 6:40:10 AM

Confiant Discovers Increased DCCBoost Attacks In The USA

Forced redirect Scareware by DCCBoost Confiant sends a red button alert to our customers whenever...

Dec 16, 2022, 9:31:39 AM

Malvertising Metaphor - Outages and Speed of Response

Bad Stuff Can Happen What happens when the world’s largest ad server network goes down? Google Ad...

Malvertising Metaphor - Speed and Ingenuity are Key

Cybersecurity

Dec 1, 2022, 10:10:53 AM

CashRewindo Investment Scam, Ad Security Threat Unveiled

Hidden Threat: Cloaked Investment scammers Exposed CashRewindo (monikered by Confiant’s security...

how to stop cloaked investment scammers on your site

Cybersecurity

Jun 23, 2022, 4:45:23 PM

How One "Crypto Drainer" Template Facilitates Tens Of Millions Of Dollars In Theft

Our previous blog provided an overview of Web3 phishing techniques and tactics, all of which...

Cybersecurity

Jun 23, 2022, 2:33:35 PM

How SeaFlower 藏海花 installs backdoors in iOS/Android web3 wallets to steal your seed phrase

During the course of our work at Confiant, we see malicious activity on a daily basis. What matters...

Jan 25, 2022, 1:36:04 PM

Are Bad Mobile Ads Contributing to User Churn in Your App?

With mobile ad spend on track to hit $350 billion in 2022, after surpassing $295 in 2021, in-app...

bad mobile ads