Security News

Adware Spreading Via Social Engineering, Facebook Messenger (Threatpost)
2017-08-24 18:15

Attackers have taken to Facebook Messenger with a combination of social engineering and malicious JavaScript to spread adware.

Stealthy Mughthesec Mac adware exposed: What it does, how to protect yourself (Help Net Security)
2017-08-11 12:50

Mac malware is still a rare occurrence, so it’s no wonder that some of it can lurk, unnoticed for months, on random machines. The latest example falls more in the category of “potentially unwanted...

Signed Mughthesec Adware Hijacking Macs for Profit (Threatpost)
2017-08-09 18:25

Mughthesec, a variant of the OperatorMac adware, has been turning hijacked Macs into revenue-generating machines for the authors.

One Million Exposed to Adware via Hijacked Chrome Extension (Security Week)
2017-08-04 15:54

Over one million users were exposed to adware after the developer of a highly popular Chrome extension fell victim to a phishing attack. read more

After phishing attacks, Chrome extensions push adware to millions (ArsTechnica)
2017-08-03 15:45

Compromised accounts push fraudulent extension updates to unsuspecting users.

Chinese Police Arrest 11 Over Fireball Adware (InfoRiskToday)
2017-07-26 12:33

250 Million Infections of Click-Fraud Malware Tied to Digital Marketing AgencyPolice in Beijing have arrested 11 employees of a Chinese digital marketing agency on charges that they developed and...

Google’s whack-a-mole with Android adware continues (Help Net Security)
2017-06-19 18:00

Why can’t Google put a stop to adware on their official Android app marketplace? The analysis by Trend Micro researchers of a Trojan Android ad library dubbed Xavier tells the story. The Xavier ad...

Google Play is fighting an uphill battle against Android adware (ArsTechnica)
2017-06-16 19:30

Google hasn’t yet removed all of the apps, which have as many as 6 million downloads.

Google Play is fighting an uphill battle against Android adware (ArsTechnica)
2017-06-16 19:30

Google hasn’t yet removed all of the apps, which have as many as 6 million downloads.

Malicious ads trigger drive-by download of persistent Android adware (Help Net Security)
2017-06-08 17:01

UK and US Android users have been saddled with unwanted apps via malicious ads that executed a drive-by download attack. According to Zscaler researchers, the malicious ads were posted on forums,...