Tech Support Scam Kit Uses Google Ads to Deliver Fake Security Alerts

Google Ads deliver a tech support scam kit that shows fake security alerts, makes browsers appear locked and…...

Malicious Package

Overview googleads.api is a malicious package. This package contains malicious code, and its content was removed from the official package manager. While this package might be attempting to impersonate a valid organization, there is no connection between that organization and this package...

New OXLOADER Loader Uses Malicious Google Ads to Deliver CastleStealer

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign that delivers CastleStealer by means of a previously unreported malware loader dubbed OXLOADER. According to Elastic Security Labs, the campaign leverages malicious Google Ads as a starting point to distribute the malware. Evidenc...

Threat Actors Abuse claude.ai Shared Chat for ClickFix Malvertising Campaign

Cybercriminals hijacked Google Ads searches for popular AI developer tools to funnel over 2,000 victims toward malicious download pages before quietly moving their operation onto claude.ai's own platform, turning the trusted domain into a delivery mechanism for credential-stealing malware...

Operation FlutterBridge Uses Fake Google Ads to Spread macOS Backdoor

Operation FlutterBridge uses fake Google ads and shell companies to deploy FlutterShell, a new macOS backdoor targeting unsuspecting users...

CVE-2026-5488

The ExactMetrics – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to and including 9.1.2. This is due to missing capability checks in the getadsaccesstoken and resetexperience AJAX handlers. While the mi-admin-nonce is localized...

CVE-2026-5371

The MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress Website Stats Made Easy plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access and modification of data due to a missing capability checks on the getadsaccesstoken and resetexperience functions in all versions up to, and including,...

FlutterShell Backdoor Spreads to macOS via Malicious Google and YouTube Ads

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a macOS malvertising campaign codenamed Operation FlutterBridge that spreads a new backdoor called FlutterShell. According to Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, the campaign is said to be the next stage of a previously reported activity cluster dubbed...

EUVD-2026-29886

The MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress Website Stats Made Easy plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access and modification of data due to a missing capability checks on the getadsaccesstoken and resetexperience functions in all versions up to, and including,...

CVE-2026-5371

The MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress Website Stats Made Easy plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access and modification of data due to a missing capability checks on the getadsaccesstoken and resetexperience functions in all versions up to, and including,...

CVE-2026-5371

The MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable through missing capability checks on get_ads_access_token() and reset_experience() in all versions up to 10.1.2. The issue allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber-lev...

CVE-2026-5371 MonsterInsights <= 10.1.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Sensitive Information Exposure And Plugin Integration Reset

The MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress Website Stats Made Easy plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access and modification of data due to a missing capability checks on the getadsaccesstoken and resetexperience functions in all versions up to, and including,...

CVE-2026-5371

The MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress Website Stats Made Easy plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access and modification of data due to a missing capability checks on the getadsaccesstoken and resetexperience functions in all versions up to, and including,...

PT-2026-40465

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress versions prior to 10.1.3 Description Missing capability checks in the get ads access token and reset experience functions allow authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access or...

CVE-2026-5488

The ExactMetrics – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to and including 9.1.2. This is due to missing capability checks in the getadsaccesstoken and resetexperience AJAX handlers. While the mi-admin-nonce is localized...

CVE-2026-5488

The ExactMetrics – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to and including 9.1.2. This is due to missing capability checks in the getadsaccesstoken and resetexperience AJAX handlers. While the mi-admin-nonce is localized...

CVE-2026-5488

The CVE-2026-5488 issue affects the ExactMetrics – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress plugin (WordPress). It stems from missing capability checks in two AJAX handlers (get_ads_access_token() and reset_experience()), allowing authenticated users with subscriber-level access or higher to retr...

CVE-2026-5488 ExactMetrics <= 9.1.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Missing Authorization to Google Ads Access Token Retrieval via AJAX Action 'exactmetrics_ads_get_token'

The ExactMetrics – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to and including 9.1.2. This is due to missing capability checks in the getadsaccesstoken and resetexperience AJAX handlers. While the mi-admin-nonce is localized...

CVE-2026-5488 ExactMetrics <= 9.1.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Missing Authorization to Google Ads Access Token Retrieval via AJAX Action 'exactmetrics_ads_get_token'

The ExactMetrics – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to and including 9.1.2. This is due to missing capability checks in the getadsaccesstoken and resetexperience AJAX handlers. While the mi-admin-nonce is localized...

EUVD-2026-25393

The ExactMetrics – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to and including 9.1.2. This is due to missing capability checks in the getadsaccesstoken and resetexperience AJAX handlers. While the mi-admin-nonce is localized...