WordPress sites backdoored with ad fraud plugin

Categories: Threat Intelligence

Tags: ad fraud

Tags: popunder

Tags: ads

Tags: fraud

Tags: wordpress

Tags: plugins

Popunders are the ideal vehicle to serve ad fraud. In this case, we investigate a scheme where a webpage you can’t see is loading a bunch of ads while code mimics user activity by scrolling and visiting links.

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$800,000 recovered from Business Email Compromise attack

Categories: News

Tags: business email compromise

Tags: wire transfer

Tags: fraud

Tags: scam

Tags: BEC

Tags: phish

Tags: phishing

Tags: malware

We take a look at a business email compromise attack which nearly resulted in a very costly loss for one US based business.

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Cyberthreats facing UK finance sector “a national security threat”

Categories: Business

Categories: News

Tags: Financials

Tags: fraud

Tags: cybersecurity

Tags: cooperation

Tags: NatWest

Tags: romance scam

Tags: BEC scam

Tags: NCP fraud

Reports published about the UK financial industry show a growing number of cyberthreats and enormous losses to fraud.

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