A massive malvertising campaign that targeted individuals watching pirated videos on illegal streaming sites redirected them several times before landing them at GitHub repositories that hosted infostealers and other malware, according to Microsoft The post Microsoft: Massive Malvertising Campaign Infects a Million Devices appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Global Security News, HP, Law & order, malvertising, malware, Myanmar, Podcast, printer, Romance baiting, Scam, technical support scam
Smashing Security podcast #407: HP’s hold music, and human trafficking
Journey with us to Myanmar’s shadowy scam factories, where trafficked workers are forced to run romance-baiting and fake tech support scams, and find out why a company’s mandatory hold time for tech support could lead to innocent users having their computers compromised. All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing…
Fake anti-virus, Global Security News, Google, Google ads, Guest blog, malvertising, malware, phishing, Ransomware, Scam, seo, technical support scam
Tech support scams leverage Google ads again and again, fleecing unsuspecting internet users
It’s not a new technique, but that doesn’t mean that cybercriminals cannot make rich rewards from SEO poisoning. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.