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Information security
fromThe Hacker News
3 weeks ago

Vane Viper Generates 1 Trillion DNS Queries to Power Global Malware and Ad Fraud Network

Vane Viper operates a decade-long malicious adtech network using compromised domains, shell companies, and persistent push-notification abuse to facilitate malvertising and ad fraud.
Information security
fromArs Technica
1 month ago

Here's how potent Atomic credential stealer is finding its way onto Macs

Malicious search ads impersonate legitimate services to deliver macOS credential stealers like Atomic Stealer and Amos Stealer, targeting LastPass users and others.
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
1 month ago

Fake Madgicx Plus and SocialMetrics Extensions Are Hijacking Meta Business Accounts

Fake "Meta Verified" browser extensions distributed via malvertising steal Facebook session cookies and account data, enabling resale and further fraudulent ad campaigns.
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
1 month ago

GPUGate Malware Uses Google Ads and Fake GitHub Commits to Target IT Firms

Malvertising via manipulated GitHub commit URLs and paid search ads delivers a GPU-gated MSI installer that evades sandboxes and targets Western European IT firms.
Information security
fromLifehacker
1 month ago

This Android Malware Is Spreading Through Facebook Ads

Customize Google searches and add trusted sources like Lifehacker; beware Facebook malvertising delivering Brokewell Android spyware via cloned TradingView ads.
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
1 month ago

Cybercriminals Exploit X's Grok AI to Bypass Ad Protections and Spread Malware to Millions

Cybercriminals use X's Grok AI to expose malicious links via unscanned "From:" metadata in promoted videos, bypassing malvertising protections.
fromSecuritymagazine
1 month ago

Malicious Actors Spread Malware Via Meta's Advertising System

Bitdefender warns that a Meta malvertising campaign has expanded to Android phones. The research discovered malicious ads that offer a free TradingView Premium app for Android. Rather than leading users to a legitimate software, however, these ads take victims to a sophisticated crypto-stealing trojan, which the research as "an evolved version of the Brokewell malware." The research's most recent analysis revealed the campaign remains active and has leveraged at least 75 malicious ads since mid-July.
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fromThe Hacker News
1 month ago

TamperedChef Malware Disguised as Fake PDF Editors Steals Credentials and Cookies

A malvertising campaign distributes a trojanized AppSuite PDF Editor that installs the TamperedChef information stealer and establishes persistence via Windows Registry.
Privacy technologies
fromThe Hacker News
3 months ago

SEO Poisoning Campaign Targets 8,500+ SMB Users with Malware Disguised as AI Tools

Cybersecurity researchers identified a campaign utilizing SEO poisoning to distribute malware via fake software tool websites.
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