Cybersecurity researchers from Malwarebytes have identified a new method of hacking where attackers exploit Google Ads to target Microsoft user passwords. By crafting fake advertisements that appear on Google searches, users are misled into entering their login details for Microsoft’s advertising platform, thinking they are accessing legitimate services. These ads, which bypass Google’s security, have raised concerns about the effectiveness of existing protection measures. Malwarebytes has alerted Google to this ongoing threat, which showcases a growing trend of cross-platform hacking leveraging popular services.
Security researchers at Malwarebytes have uncovered that hackers are using fake Google Ads to target Microsoft advertising accounts, resulting in credential theft.
These malicious ads appear in Google Search results, aiming to trick users into providing their Microsoft login information by disguising themselves as legitimate access pages.
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