Google wipes out 602 million scam ads with Gemini on duty 2026-04-17 at 13:59 By Sinisa Markovic Google claims that its security teams work around the clock using its Gemini AI models to detect and stop harmful ads. “Bad actors are using generative AI to create deceptive ads at scale, and Gemini helps us detect […]
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Fake Claude Code install pages highlight rise of “InstallFix” attacks 2026-03-09 at 12:58 By Zeljka Zorz Users looking for Anthropic’s Claude Code agentic AI coding tool are being tricked via fake Claude Code install pages into running malware, Push Security researchers have warned. The attackers behind this scheme are faithfully cloning Anthropic’s installation page, hosting
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Ongoing malvertising campaign targets European IT workers with fake GitHub Desktop installers 2025-09-09 at 09:46 By Zeljka Zorz Researchers have spotted a malvertising (and clever malware delivery) campaign targeting IT workers in the European Union with fake GitHub Desktop installers. “We believe the goal of this campaign was to gain initial access to organizations for
Fake macOS help sites push Shamos infostealer via ClickFix technique 2025-08-25 at 15:23 By Zeljka Zorz Criminals are taking advantage of macOS users’ need to resolve technical issues to get them to infect their machines with the Shamos infostealer, Crowdstrike researchers have warned. To prevent macOS security features from blocking the installation, the malware peddlers
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Trojanized KeePass opens doors for ransomware attackers 2025-05-20 at 14:04 By Zeljka Zorz A suspected initial access broker has been leveraging trojanized versions of the open-source KeePass password manager to set the stage for ransomware attacks, WithSecure researchers have discovered. KeeLoader: Passoword manager that acts as data stealer and malware loader In February 2025, WithSecure’s
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Malicious ads target Semrush users to steal Google account credentials 2025-03-21 at 14:35 By Zeljka Zorz Cyber crooks are exploiting users’ interest in Semrush, a popular SEO, advertising, and market research SaaS platform, to steal their Google account credentials. The fraudulent campaign Malwarebytes researchers have spotted a campaign consisting of a slew of malicious ads
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Malvertising on steroids serves Lumma infostealer 2024-12-17 at 14:30 By Zeljka Zorz A large-scale malvertising campaign distributing the Lumma infostealer malware via intrusive “ads” leading to fake CAPTCHA pages has been tied by researchers to a threat actor abusing the Monetag ad network. The campaign from the users’ perspective Internet users usually land on one
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Tech support scammers impersonate Google via malicious search ads 2024-08-16 at 14:01 By Zeljka Zorz Google Search ads that target users looking for Google’s own services lead them to spoofed sites and Microsoft and Apple tech support scams. The fake Google Search ads (Source: Malwarebytes) “In this particular scheme, all web resources used from start
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SYS01 info-stealer pushed via Facebook ads, LinkedIn and YouTube posts 2024-07-16 at 13:16 By Zeljka Zorz Malicious Google ads are a well known threat, but malvertising can also be found on other popular online destinations such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube. Case in point: an enduring campaign that aims to infect Facebook users with the
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IT pros targeted with malicious Google ads for PuTTY, FileZilla 2024-04-10 at 14:48 By Zeljka Zorz An ongoing malvertising campaign is targeting IT administrators looking to download system utilities such as PuTTY (a free SSH and Telnet client) and FileZilla (a free cross-platform FTP application). “We have reported this campaign to Google but no action
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Online stores may not be as secure as you think 23/11/2023 at 07:01 By Help Net Security Credit card skimming is on the rise for the holiday shopping season, according to Malwarebytes. Online stores are not always as secure as you might think they are, and yet you need to hand over your valuable credit
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Google ads for KeePass, Notepad++ lead to malware 19/10/2023 at 12:16 By Zeljka Zorz Users using Google to search for and download the KeePass password manager and the Notepad++ text editor may have inadvertently gotten saddled with malware, says Jérôme Segura, Director of Threat Intelligence at Malwarebytes. Malvertising via search engine ads is a constant,
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Malicious ads creep into Bing Chat responses 29/09/2023 at 16:46 By Helga Labus Users of Bing Chat, the GPT-4-powered search engine Microsoft introduced earlier this year, are being targeted with ads leading to malware. According to Malwarebytes researchers, searching for Advanced IP Scanner (network-scanning software) or MyCase (legal case management software) may result in an
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MacOS malware has a new trick up its sleeve 07/09/2023 at 15:02 By Helga Labus A newer version of the Atomic Stealer macOS malware has a new trick that allows it to bypass the operating system’s Gatekeeper, Malwarebytes researchers have discovered. Mac malware delivered through Google ads The malware, which was first advertised in April
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