Cybercriminals abuse the Akamaihd.net content delivery network (CDN) (Alexa global rank 80) owned by Akamai Technologies to redirect users to web pages hosting exploit kits. There is no secret that cybercriminals abuse the software affiliate marketing model by duping the user into installing potentially unwanted programs, but recent findings from Malwarebytes have revealed that the scam is also used to mask silent drive-by downloads of an exploit kit. Jerome Segura, senior security researche…
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