New Investment Scam Leverages AI, Social Media Ads to Target Victims Worldwide

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new kind of investment scam that leverages a combination of social media malvertising, company-branded posts, and artificial intelligence AI powered video testimonials featuring famous personalities, ultimately leading to financial and data los...

Malicious ad distributes SocGholish malware to Kaiser Permanente employees

On December 15, we detected a malicious campaign targeting Kaiser Permanente employees via Google Search Ads. The fraudulent ad masquerades as the health care company's HR portal used to check for benefits, download paystubs and other corporate related tasks. We believe the threat actors' intent...

CVE-2023-36509

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Suresh Chand CHP Ads Block Detector chp-ads-block-detector allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects CHP Ads Block Detector: from n/a through = 3.9.5...

CVE-2023-36509

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Suresh Chand CHP Ads Block Detector allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects CHP Ads Block Detector: from n/a through 3.9.5...

CVE-2023-36509 WordPress CHP Ads Block Detector plugin <= 3.9.5 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Suresh Chand CHP Ads Block Detector allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects CHP Ads Block Detector: from n/a through 3.9.5...

CVE-2023-36509 WordPress CHP Ads Block Detector plugin <= 3.9.5 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Suresh Chand CHP Ads Block Detector chp-ads-block-detector allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects CHP Ads Block Detector: from n/a through = 3.9.5...

CVE-2023-36509

CVE-2023-36509 affects the WordPress CHP Ads Block Detector plugin. Multiple connected sources confirm a missing authorization check in the chp_abd_action function, enabling an unauthorized user to modify or reset plugin settings. Affected versions are up to 3.9.5 (per Red Hat/NVD references). Th...

WordPress plugin CHP Ads Block Detector 安全漏洞

WordPress and WordPress plugin are both products of the WordPress Foundation.WordPress is a blogging platform developed using the PHP language. The platform supports setting up personal blog sites on servers with PHP and MySQL.WordPress plugin is an application plugin. A security vulnerability...

CVE-2023-36509: Missing Authorization

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Suresh Chand CHP Ads Block Detector allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects CHP Ads Block Detector: from n/a through 3.9.5...

CVE-2024-11854 Listdom – Business Directory and Classified Ads Listings WordPress Plugin <= 3.7.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via shortcode Parameter

The Listdom – Business Directory and Classified Ads Listings WordPress Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘shortcode’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.7.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it...

CVE-2024-11854: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

The Listdom – Business Directory and Classified Ads Listings WordPress Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘shortcode’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.7.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it...

Repeat offenders drive bulk of tech support scams via Google Ads

Of all the different kinds of malicious search ads we track, those related to customer service are by far the most common. Brands such as PayPal, eBay, Apple or Netflix are among the most coveted ones as they tend to drive a lot of online searches. Tech support scammers are leveraging Google ads ...

The Pressure Is on for Big Tech to Regulate the Broken Digital Advertising Industry

Brands have been at the mercy of the algorithm when it comes to where their ads appear online, but they’re about to get more control...

MAL-2024-11027 Malicious code in ads-common-components (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: ghsa-malware 293ac90d50dec59b81bca66b9d0a5d8c0cda050590e84031f86b85671cdcc494 Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be...

Malicious code in ads-common-components (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: ghsa-malware 293ac90d50dec59b81bca66b9d0a5d8c0cda050590e84031f86b85671cdcc494 Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be...

NodeStealer Malware Targets Facebook Ad Accounts, Harvesting Credit Card Data

Threat hunters are warning about an updated version of the Python-based NodeStealer that's now equipped to extract more information from victims' Facebook Ads Manager accounts and harvest credit card data stored in web browsers. "They collect budget details of Facebook Ads Manager accounts of the...

WordPress plugin Classified Listing – Classified ads & Business Directory 安全漏洞

WordPress and WordPress plugin are both products of the WordPress Foundation.WordPress is a blogging platform developed in the PHP language. The platform supports personal blog sites on PHP and MySQL servers.WordPress plugin is an application plugin. A security vulnerability exists in the WordPre...

CVE-2024-11194: Missing Authorization

The Classified Listing – Classified ads & Business Directory Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a misconfigured check on the 'rtclimportsettings' function in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.15.1. This...

QuickBooks popup scam still being delivered via Google ads

Accounting software QuickBooks, by Intuit, is a popular target for India-based scammers, only rivaled for top spot by the classic Microsoft tech support scams. We've seen two main lures, both via Google ads: the first one is simply a website promoting online support for QuickBooks and shows a pho...

CVE-2024-52428

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program 'PHP Remote File Inclusion' vulnerability in Scripteo Ads Booster by Ads Pro allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Ads Booster by Ads Pro: from n/a through 1.12...