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Malvertising campaign compromises routers instead of computers
The DNSChanger exploit kit is back and more effective than ever, and is being used in a widespread malvertising attack whose goal is to compromise small/home office routers. …
Innovative techniques allow malvertising campaigns to run for years
A threat actor dubbed AdGholas has been mounting successful malvertising campaigns by using innovative targeting and obfuscation techniques, and has been infecting thousands …
50% of ads on free livestreaming websites are malicious
Millions of people use free livestreaming websites to watch sports and other live events online, but this comes with a considerable security risk. Researchers from KU …
Malvertising campaign hits MSN.com, NY Times, BBC, AOL
In the last couple of days, visitors of a number of highly popular websites have been targeted with malicious adverts that attempted to install malware (mostly ransomware, but …
Sophisticated threats dictate future response strategies
Trend Micro released its annual security roundup report which dissects the most significant security incidents from 2015. The research confirms attackers are now bolder, …
Five key cybersecurity trends for 2016
The overwhelming shift to mobile and cloud computing among both businesses and consumers will see some surprising additions to the risk landscape in 2016. ISACA shares five …
Comcast users hit with malvertising, malware and tech support scam all in one go
Another tech support scam / ransomware campaign combo has been launched at users, but this time the order of delivery is reversed. The intended victims are the customers of …
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