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Malvertising
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Fake Microsoft Teams and Google Meet Downloads Spread Oyster Backdoor
The Oyster backdoor (also known as Broomstick) is targeting the financial world, using malicious search ads for PuTTY, Teams, and Google Meet.
December 13, 2025
The Dark Web Economy Behind Ad Fraud: What Marketers Don’t See
Ad fraud networks use bots, deepfakes and spoofed traffic to drain PPC budgets. This report shows how fake clicks distort performance data.
December 9, 2025
Malicious Perplexity Comet Browser Download Ads Push Malware Via Google
Attackers are exploiting Google Ads with fake Comet Browser download links to spread malware disguised as Perplexity’s official installer. The campaign, tracked by DataDome, has ties to DarkGate.
October 17, 2025
Vane Viper Malvertising Network Posed as Legit Adtech in Global Scams
Infoblox links Vane Viper to PropellerAds, exposing a global malvertising network posing as adtech while spreading malware and running online scams.
September 18, 2025
Fake Facebook Ads Push Brokewell Spyware to Android Users
A Facebook malvertising campaign is spreading the Brokewell spyware to Android users via fake TradingView ads. The malware…
August 29, 2025
COOKIE SPIDER’s Malvertising Drops New SHAMOS macOS Malware
CrowdStrike reports COOKIE SPIDER using malvertising to spread SHAMOS macOS malware (a new variant of AMOS infostealer), stealing…
August 23, 2025
Scammers Use Fake Kling AI Ads to Spread Malware
Scammers impersonate Kling AI (AI-powered video generation tool) using fake ads and websites to spread malware. Check Point Research details how the attack tricks users into downloading RATs.
May 21, 2025
Microsoft Dismantles Malvertising Scam Using GitHub, Discord, Dropbox
Microsoft Threat Intelligence exposes a malvertising campaign exploiting GitHub, Discord, and Dropbox. Discover the multi-stage attack chain, the…
March 7, 2025
Facebook Malvertising Campaign Spreads Malware via Fake Bitwarden
A Facebook malvertising campaign disguised as Bitwarden updates spreads malware, targeting business accounts. Users are tricked into installing…
November 18, 2024
YouTube Takes on Ad Blockers with Warning Pop-Ups
Using YouTube? You might need to disable your ad blocker or whitelist YouTube.com.
October 15, 2023