Security News > 2025 > February > Malvertising Scam Uses Fake Google Ads to Hijack Microsoft Advertising Accounts
2025-02-01 03:22
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malvertising campaign that's targeting Microsoft advertisers with bogus Google ads that aim to take them to phishing pages that are capable of harvesting their credentials. "These malicious ads, appearing on Google Search, are designed to steal the login information of users trying to access Microsoft's advertising platform," Jérôme Segura, senior
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