Navigating the malvertising nightmare
The online world has never been more dangerous. How can companies protect themselves and their employees from cyber risk?
WOOF locker: Unmasking the browser locker behind a tech support scam
In the early days, practically all tech support scammers would get their own leads by doing some amateur SEO poisoning and keyword stuffing on...
61% of malicious ads target Windows users
Most malvertising campaigns (malicious ads) target Windows users, according to statistics shared last week by cyber-security firm Devcon.
The...
Malvertising is on the decline but serious security issues remain
Malvertising is a thorn in the side of legitimate publishers that rely on ads to generate revenue online.
Malvertising involves the abuse of...
macOS users targeted with new Tarmac malware
Security researchers have discovered a new piece of Mac malware; however, some of its purpose and full features will remain a mystery for a little...
Surge of malicious ads target iOS and macOS users
By exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities in Chrome and Safari, cybercriminals were able to serve over 1 billion malicious ads to users in less than...
Malvertising Attack Hijacks 1B+ Sessions With Webkit Exploit
Researchers have discovered a new wave of attacks launched by the threat group eGobbler where victims are redirected to websites with malicious...
Malvertiser exploited 2 browser bugs to show 1 billion malicious ads
Over the past six months, a criminal group specialized in showing malicious ads (malvertising) has used two obscure browser bugs to bypass browser...
Microsoft apps infected in major malvertising campaign
Microsoft users are being warned to beware a dangerous new malware family that is seeing malicious code into Windows apps.
Windows 10 Users Warned Of 100M Advert Bombs Security Threat
Security researchers have uncovered a security threat that's seen users of Windows 10 desktop apps served up with malicious adverts pushing...