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Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2017 14:58:32 +0000
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| See how scammers redirected visitors from MSN to their tech support scam page in this latest malvertising campaign. Categories: Tags: click baitfraudmalvertisingmsnTaboolatech support scams |
The post Tech support scammers abuse native ad and content provider Taboola to serve malvertising appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2017 17:16:27 +0000
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| Cryptomining in the browser is all the rage lately. But what are the impacts for users when it is being abused by dubious publishers? Categories: Tags: adsbrowsercoinhivecryptominercryptominingcryptonightexploit kitJSmalvertisingmalware |
The post Drive-by mining and ads: The Wild Wild West appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2017 19:53:29 +0000
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| A compilation of security news and blog posts from the 4th – 10th September. We touched on threat surveys, Android patching, the Equifax breach and more! Categories: Tags: ddoshackersmalvertisingmalwareroundupspamweek in security |
The post A week in security (September 4 – September 10) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2017 15:00:08 +0000
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| A look at how expired domain names can be turned into a lucrative malicious traffic redirection tool. Categories: Tags: domainmalvertisingmalwareregistrantregistrartech support scam |
The post Expired domain names and malvertising appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2017 17:00:53 +0000
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| Last week, we looked at what actions Kronos can perform in the final installment of a 2-part post. We also dived into Locky, again, a ransomware that just made a comeback, and found that its latest variant (as of this writing) has anti-sandboxing capabilities. This means that once Locky has determined that it’s residing in… Categories: Tags: 419 scamexploit kitinsider threatskronosLockymalvertisingPrincessLockerransomwarerecapRIGsecurityweekly blog roundup |
The post A week in security (August 28 – September 3) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2017 15:00:41 +0000
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| Researcher Chris Boyd gave a talk at BSides Manchester on the subject of malvertising, and we have the full thing in video format for you to watch. Categories: Tags: bsidesBSides Manchesterconferenceconferencesmalvertisingmanchester |
The post BSides Manchester: Malvertising – under the hood appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2017 15:00:06 +0000
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| This post shines some light on a ‘gate’ belonging to the geo-targeted Magnitude exploit kit. Categories: Tags: cerberEKexploit kitkoreaMagnigateMagnitudemalvertisingransomware |
The post Enemy at the gates: Reviewing the Magnitude exploit kit redirection chain appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2017 17:18:30 +0000
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| A compilation of security news and blog posts from the 3rd of July to the 9th. We go over our latest Cybercrime Tactics & Techniques Report, summarize the Petya ransomware outbreak, and more. Categories: Tags: a week in securityadgholasastrumEternalPetyamalvertisingrecapWanaCrypt0rWannaCryweekly blog roundup |
The post A week in security (July 03 – July 09) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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