The financially motivated threat actor known as FIN7 has been observed leveraging malicious Google ads spoofing legitimate brands as a means to deliver MSIX installers that culminate in the deployment of NetSupport RAT. "The threat actors used malicious websites to impersonate well-known brands, including AnyDesk, WinSCP, BlackRock, Asana, Concur, The Wall Street Journal, … [Read more...] about FIN7 Hacker Group Leverages Malicious Google Ads to Deliver NetSupport RAT
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The industrial scale of surveillance of internet users is a topic we keep returning to. Every click on a website, every scroll in a mobile app, and every word you type into a search bar is tracked by dozens of tech companies and advertising firms. And it affects not only phones and computers, but also smart watches, smart TVs and speakers — even cars. As it turns out, these … [Read more...] about How to prevent surveillance through banner ads
Hackers Target macOS Users with Malicious Ads Spreading Stealer Malware
Mar 30, 2024NewsroomMalware / Cryptocurrency Malicious ads and bogus websites are acting as a conduit to deliver two different stealer malware, including Atomic Stealer, targeting Apple macOS users. The ongoing infostealer attacks targeting macOS users may have adopted different methods to compromise victims' Macs, but operate with the end goal of stealing sensitive data, … [Read more...] about Hackers Target macOS Users with Malicious Ads Spreading Stealer Malware
Fake Facebook Job Ads Spreading ‘Ov3r_Stealer’ to Steal Crypto and Credentials
Feb 06, 2024NewsroomSocial Engineering / Malvertising Threat actors are leveraging bogus Facebook job advertisements as a lure to trick prospective targets into installing a new Windows-based stealer malware codenamed Ov3r_Stealer. "This malware is designed to steal credentials and crypto wallets and send those to a Telegram channel that the threat actor monitors," Trustwave … [Read more...] about Fake Facebook Job Ads Spreading ‘Ov3r_Stealer’ to Steal Crypto and Credentials
Malicious Ads on Google Target Chinese Users with Fake Messaging Apps
Jan 26, 2024NewsroomMalvertising / Phishing-as-a-service Chinese-speaking users have been targeted by malicious Google ads for restricted messaging apps like Telegram as part of an ongoing malvertising campaign. "The threat actor is abusing Google advertiser accounts to create malicious ads and pointing them to pages where unsuspecting users will download Remote … [Read more...] about Malicious Ads on Google Target Chinese Users with Fake Messaging Apps
Malicious Google Ads Trick WinSCP Users into Installing Malware
Nov 17, 2023NewsroomMalvertising / Malware Threat actors are leveraging manipulated search results and bogus Google ads that trick users who are looking to download legitimate software such as WinSCP into installing malware instead. Cybersecurity company Securonix is tracking the ongoing activity under the name SEO#LURKER. "The malicious advertisement directs the user to a … [Read more...] about Malicious Google Ads Trick WinSCP Users into Installing Malware
A Stealthy, Financial Trojan and Info Stealer Delivered through Google Ads
May 02, 2023Ravie LakshmananMalvertising / Cyber Threat In yet another instance of how threat actors are abusing Google Ads to serve malware, a threat actor has been observed leveraging the technique to deliver a new Windows-based financial trojan and information stealer called LOBSHOT. "LOBSHOT continues to collect victims while staying under the radar," Elastic Security … [Read more...] about A Stealthy, Financial Trojan and Info Stealer Delivered through Google Ads
BATLOADER Malware Uses Google Ads to Deliver Vidar Stealer and Ursnif Payloads
Mar 11, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat Intelligence The malware downloader known as BATLOADER has been observed abusing Google Ads to deliver secondary payloads like Vidar Stealer and Ursnif. According to cybersecurity company eSentire, malicious ads are used to spoof a wide range of legitimate apps and services such as Adobe, OpenAPI's ChatGPT, Spotify, Tableau, and … [Read more...] about BATLOADER Malware Uses Google Ads to Deliver Vidar Stealer and Ursnif Payloads
New Malvertising Campaign via Google Ads Targets Users Searching for Popular Software
Dec 29, 2022Ravie LakshmananOnline Security / Malvertising Users searching for popular software are being targeted by a new malvertising campaign that abuses Google Ads to serve trojanized variants that deploy malware, such as Raccoon Stealer and Vidar. The activity makes use of seemingly credible websites with typosquatted domain names that are surfaced on top of Google … [Read more...] about New Malvertising Campaign via Google Ads Targets Users Searching for Popular Software
Microsoft Warns of Hackers Using Google Ads to Distribute Royal Ransomware
A developing threat activity cluster has been found using Google Ads in one of its campaigns to distribute various post-compromise payloads, including the recently discovered Royal ransomware. Microsoft, which spotted the updated malware delivery method in late October 2022, is tracking the group under the name DEV-0569. "Observed DEV-0569 attacks show a pattern of continuous … [Read more...] about Microsoft Warns of Hackers Using Google Ads to Distribute Royal Ransomware