SecureList

AUGUST 16, 2022

For instance, when an account of the developer of a popular add-on was hijacked after a phishing attack, millions of users received adware on their devices without their knowledge. Since the beginning of 2020, Kaspersky products prevented 6,057,308 users from downloading malware , adware and riskware disguised as browser extensions.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Jump ahead: Adware. Adware, also known as malvertising , is a type of malware that downloads or displays advertisements to the user interface. Rather than stealing data, adware is more of an irritant forcing users to see unwanted ads. Most users are familiar with adware in the form of unclosable browser pop-ups.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. Malware can be categorized based on how it behaves (adware, spyware and ransomware), and how it propagates from one victim to another (viruses, worms and trojans). Common types. Less common types.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. Malware can be categorized based on how it behaves (adware, spyware and ransomware), and how it propagates from one victim to another (viruses, worms and trojans). Common Types of Malware.

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Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 107

Malwarebytes

MARCH 1, 2023

Malware and phishing are two particular mobile threats that you need to defend against in 2023. Just check out the following stats from last year: 18 percent of clicked phishing emails in 2022 came from a mobile device. It’s not.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Two selfie Android adware apps with 1.5M+ downloads removed from Play Store. taxpayers hit by a phishing campaign delivering the Amadey bot. MMD-0063-2019 – Summarize report of three years MalwareMustDie research (Sept 2016-Sept 2019). Magecart attackers target mobile users of hotel chain booking websites.

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SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

Lazarus made use of COVID-19 themes in its spear-phishing emails, embellishing them with personal information gathered using publicly available sources. A41APT is a long-running campaign, active from March 2019 to the end of December 2020, that has targeted multiple industries, including Japanese manufacturing and its overseas bases.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 10, 2023

Just check out the following stats from last year: 18 percent of clicked phishing emails in 2022 came from a mobile device. This could be any other type of malware, such as HiddenAds or Adware to generate money by ads-per-click. ” The number of phishing sites targeting mobile has shot up by 50 percent from 2019 to 2021. .

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

First, the threat actor sends a spear-phishing email to the potential victim with a lure to download additional documents. The attackers gained access to the enterprise network using carefully crafted phishing emails. From January 2020 to June 2022, adware hiding in browser extensions affected more than 4.3

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SecureList

AUGUST 12, 2021

All of these documents were blank, suggesting the existence of precursor documents – possibly delivered by means of spear-phishing or a previous infection – that trigger the download of the RTF files. Black Kingdom first appeared in 2019; in 2020 the group was observed exploiting vulnerabilities (such as CVE-2019-11510) in its attacks.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 21, 2023

In 2019, crooks shifted their focus to enterprises and pioneered in stealing data in addition to encrypting it, which turned these raids into an explosive mix of blackmail and breaches. Other cybercriminals can also purchase and use data to orchestrate targeted phishing attacks against a specific business.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Data from the Brazilian Federation of Banks registered a considerable increase in crime (such as explosions at bank branches to steal money) and cybercrime (increased phishing and social-engineering attacks) against banking customers and banking infrastructure. Of course, this is the result of economic problems caused by the pandemic.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 23, 2019

And yet, an antivirus program is a necessary line of defense that secures your devices from viruses, adware, worms, trojans, and others. Logically, by reducing the number of phishing emails your employees get, you decrease the likelihood of employees clicking on the link. How does antivirus help against ransomware, you may ask?

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SecureList

APRIL 10, 2023

The offers presented in this report were published between 2019 and 2023 and were collected from the nine most popular forums for the purchase and sale of goods and services related to malware and unwanted software. Key findings The price of a loader able to deliver a malicious or unwanted app to Google Play ranges between $2,000 and $20,000.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The level of sophistication used by attackers to mimic the original domains varied greatly, ranging from low quality, obvious phishing pages to more refined efforts mimicking animations and logos. pro is flagged as a phishing domain by multiple security providers. Among these pages, a notable example was the qatar2022[.]pro

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

With millions of new users on streaming platforms, cyberattackers have recognized this heightened demand and seek to take advantage of it by distributing streaming phishing scams and spreading malware under the guise of users’ favorite shows. An example of a phishing page offering to stream Money Heist. Methodology.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Once installed, these files would primarily load Adware – programs that flooded victims’ devices with unwanted advertising and gathered their personal data for third-party use, but in particular cases the same spreading technique is used to download malicious implants for targeted espionage. Scam and phishing.

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