A malvertising campaign was behind the breach of more than 120 servers. Over the past year. “Tag Barnakle” managed to inject code, in order to show malicious ads. The ads would redirect users to malicious websites. Thus, it exposes them to malware or scamware.
You should know how to stop scripts, as they can be a major security risk on the web. Attackers can maliciously use them to bypass security settings.
This article explains what scripts are and what an attacker can do with them. Also, you can learn how to prevent scripts…
Anyone would like to disable ads when they become annoying! Most of the time they cover the interesting content or they just pop-up over a page. And we wonder why we should take these. Content producers say that they could not survive without these ads.
Still…
Cisco Talos discovered a new campaign targeting mainly video game players. Attackers use a new cryptor in different malware campaigns. In order to evade detection, they hid their cryptor in some files users download to install cheat codes or game modifications.
The new…
Attackers hacked Facebook, in order to spy their victims’ computers. The company announced it disrupted a network using the platform to target the Uyghur community. So, they used to lure its members into downloading malicious software. Then, the software would allow…
A fake ad blocking software lets attackers take over the power of computers in order to mine cryptocurrency. Analysts called this ransomining, which also encrypts data on the corrupted machines. Thus, attackers can then ask for a ransom.
Ad blocking – a pretext…
Europol coordinated a joint operation against Emotet, in a multinational effort – “Operation Ladybird”. Thus, police in the Ukraine, Lithuania, US, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, France and Canada were involved. It seems that the authorities managed to take…
Google’s rules
for ad blockers change dramaticaly, as Google makes most of its money
from ads. Its newest Chrome browser extension platform – Manifest
v3,created lots of controversy. It happened as it meant to get rid of
the blocking capabilities that webRequest API…
Cybercriminals found a new way to insert messages into their potential victims’ inbox. So, according to research Gemini Advisory, a hacker is advertising a new tool on a dark web forum.
Thus, the attackers do not have to send the malicious emails, but implant them.
Funny ads might be delightful for most of us. We appreciate the ingenuity, the idea, the result and the fact that they are different. And this is a good thing.
It might even be the reason for which we do not mind to see more ads like those.
On the other hand, the…
