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Adform ad platform hijacked to swap crypto wallet addresses on visitor clipboards

A tampered script served through the Danish ad-tech firm's network quietly replaced Bitcoin and Ethereum addresses with attacker-controlled ones, redirecting payments from anyone who copied a wallet on an affected site.

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Fake Solana and TradingView Sites Build Malware Inside Your Browser

A malvertising operation active since late 2024 uses JavaScript to assemble info-stealing malware in browser memory, dodging network-based detection and hitting retail traders across 12 countries.

4 min read
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Fake Claude installer promoted by Bing ads hits 29 organisations with SectopRAT

Attackers hid a phishing page on Anthropic's own domain, then bought Bing ads to send people to a booby-trapped 'Claude Desktop' download.

4 min read
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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.

3 min read
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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.

2 min read
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OXLOADER Drops CastleStealer via Poisoned Google Ads, Researchers Say

Elastic Security Labs links the malvertising chain to a likely Russian-speaking, financially motivated operator.

2 min read
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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.

2 min read
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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.

3 min read
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