1853 matches found
PikaBot malware on the rise: What organizations need to know
A new type of malware is being used by ransomware gangs in their attacks, and its name is PikaBot. A relatively new trojan that emerged in early 2023, PikaBot is the apparent successor to the infamous QakBot QBot trojan that was shut down in August 2023. QBot was used by many ransomware gangs in...
Savvy Seahorse Using Fake ChatGPT, Facebook Ads in DNS Investment Scam
By Deeba Ahmed The scammers creates fake investment platforms using popular companies like Tesla, Meta, and Imperial Oil and lures unsuspecting users into depositing funds. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Savvy Seahorse Using Fake ChatGPT, Facebook Ads in DNS Investment S...
How the Pentagon Learned to Use Targeted Ads to Find Its Targets—and Vladimir Putin
Meet the guy who taught US intelligence agencies how to make the most of the ad tech ecosystem, "the largest information-gathering enterprise ever conceived by man."...
Malvertising: This cyberthreat isn’t on the dark web, it’s on Google
On the internet, people need to worry about more than just opening suspicious email attachments or entering their sensitive information into harmful websites—they also need to worry about their Google searches. That’s because last year, as revealed in our 2024 ThreatDown State of Malware report,...
Massive utility scam campaign spreads via online ads
For many households, energy costs represent a significant part of their overall budget. And when customers want to discuss their bills or look for ways to save money, scammers are just a phone call away. Enter the utility scam, where crooks pretend to be your utility company so they can threaten...
Directorist < 7.8.5 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Settings Change
Description The Directorist – WordPress Business Directory Plugin with Classified Ads Listings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'setupwizard' function in all versions up to, and including, 7.8.4. This makes it possibl...
Beware: Fake Facebook Job Ads Spreading 'Ov3r_Stealer' to Steal Crypto and Credentials
Threat actors are leveraging bogus Facebook job advertisements as a lure to trick prospective targets into installing a new Windows-based stealer malware codenamed Ov3rStealer. "This malware is designed to steal credentials and crypto wallets and send those to a Telegram channel that the threat...
Nitrogen shelling malware from hacked sites
Nitrogen is the name given to a campaign and associated malware that have been distributed via malicious search ads. Its signature move is using Python and DLL side-loading to connect to the attackers command and control server. In this blog post, we look at a recent Nitrogen campaign and...
Malicious Google Ads Target Chinese Users, Covertly Delivering RATs
Summary: Chinese-speaking users are being targeted in an ongoing malvertising campaign that leverages Google ads. The threat actor employs Google advertiser accounts to create deceptive ads that lure users into downloading Remote Administration Trojans RATs. The malicious ads are designed to mimi...
A week in security (January 22 – January 28)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: 10 things to do to improve your online privacy Ring curtails law enforcement’s access to footage Malicious ads for restricted messaging applications target Chinese users Malwarebytes wins every MRG Effitas award for 2 years in a row AI likely to boost ransomware,...
Malicious Ads on Google Target Chinese Users with Fake Messaging Apps
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...
Malicious ads for restricted messaging applications target Chinese users
An ongoing campaign of malicious ads has been targeting Chinese-speaking users with lures for popular messaging applications such as Telegram or LINE with the intent of dropping malware. Interestingly, software like Telegram is heavily restricted and was previously banned in China. Many Google...
Using Google Search to Find Software Can Be Risky
Google continues to struggle with cybercriminals running malicious ads on its search platform to trick people into downloading booby-trapped copies of popular free software applications. The malicious ads, which appear above organic search results and often precede links to legitimate sources of...
How to Opt Out of Comcast’s Xfinity Storing Your Sensitive Data
One of America’s largest internet providers may collect data about your political beliefs, race, and sexual orientation to serve personalized ads...
CVE-2023-51790
creationtimestamp| type| source ---|---|--- 2024-01-12 14:27:05+00:00| seen| https://t.me/ctinow/167266 2024-01-16 04:45:06+00:00| seen| https://t.me/arpsyndicate/2825 2024-02-02 15:36:32+00:00| seen| https://t.me/ctinow/178123...
Atomic Stealer rings in the new year with updated version
Last year, we documented malware distribution campaigns both via malvertising and compromised sites delivering Atomic Stealer AMOS onto Mac users. This stealer has proven to be quite popular in the criminal underground and its developers have been adding new features to justify its hefty...
CVE-2023-52197
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation 'Cross-site Scripting' vulnerability in Impactpixel Ads Invalid Click Protection allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Ads Invalid Click Protection: from n/a through 1.0...
CVE-2023-52197
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation 'Cross-site Scripting' vulnerability in Impactpixel Ads Invalid Click Protection allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Ads Invalid Click Protection: from n/a through 1.0...
Cross site scripting
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation 'Cross-site Scripting' vulnerability in Impactpixel Ads Invalid Click Protection allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Ads Invalid Click Protection: from n/a through 1.0...
CVE-2023-52197 WordPress Ads Invalid Click Protection Plugin <= 1.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation 'Cross-site Scripting' vulnerability in Impactpixel Ads Invalid Click Protection allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Ads Invalid Click Protection: from n/a through 1.0...