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5 stories taggedmalvertising.
Fake Pirated Software Ads Are Draining Passwords and Hijacking Computers to Mine Crypto
A campaign uncovered by Palo Alto Networks researchers is tricking people into downloading malware disguised as cracked software, stealing saved passwords while quietly running up victims' electricity bills.
ScreenConnect Turned Loader: Trojanized Installers Push AsyncRAT via Spoofed Software Sites
A sprawling campaign is abusing a legitimate RMM binary to sideload AsyncRAT onto victims chasing free copies of OBS Studio, Bandicam, and other utilities.
OXLOADER Drops CastleStealer via Poisoned Google Ads, Researchers Say
Elastic Security Labs links the malvertising chain to a likely Russian-speaking, financially motivated operator.
Clipper Crew Buys Sponsored Posts on News Sites to Push Trojanized Crypto Tools
An untracked actor is laundering credibility through paid press placements, a phishing-grade WordPress hub, and seeded GitHub and SourceForge repos to deliver clipboard hijackers.
FlutterShell: A macOS Backdoor Wrapped in Flutter, Dropped by Ad Clicks
Unit 42 traces a malvertising operation to the same crew behind JSCoreRunner, this time hiding a backdoor inside Flutter-built Mac apps.