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Malicious Chrome Extension Steals Data Posted to Any Website

Oct

2017

Malicious browser extensions continue to bear fruit for hackers who have been using them to spread banking malware and adware, and hijacking popular add-ons to spread other nasty code. The latest abuse involves a Google Chrome extension being spread in phishing emails that steals any data posted online by victims. This is a departure from […]

Category Malware Phishing Written by Threatpost 0 Comments

App install fraud a $300 million business – analysis

Aug

2017

Advertising on the web has taken many forms over the years, with one recent type of ad proving extremely profitable for ad networks and publishers, as well as fraudsters: app install advertising. App install advertising offers developers and publishers an efficient, albeit costly, way to promote their software, paying for actual installs rather than impressions […]

Category Application security Threats & Malware Written by Hotforsecurity 0 Comments

New multi platform malware/adware spreading via Facebook Messenger

Aug

2017

One good thing about having a lot of Facebook friends is that you simply act as a honey pot when your friends click on malicious things. A few days ago I got a message on Facebook from a person I very rarely speak to, and I knew that something fishy was going on. After just […]

Category General Mobile Virus & Malware Written by Securelist 0 Comments

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