Malwarebytes

JUNE 27, 2023

By 2007, when adware vendors dropping ad-spewing installers was common and ad affiliate networks in meltdown was a daily occurrence, it was estimated at 5,000. Your IoT home hub either plays an occasional ad or is plugged into some other service you use to buy things from. By 2021, it was an average of 6,000 to 10,000 per day.

Adware 98

Adware Advertising Marketing Scams 98

Security Affairs

AUGUST 11, 2019

DealPly adware abuses reputation services to remain under the radar. Crooks turn victims into money mules via confidence/romance scams. Russia-linked STRONTIUM APT targets IoT devices to hack corporate networks. Once again thank you! Houston County Schools in Alabama delayed the school years opening due to a malware attack.

Data breaches 83

Data breaches Adware Small Business Advertising 83

SecureList

JUNE 7, 2023

Adware remained the most widespread threat to macOS users. In addition to that, we frequently came across all kinds of system “cleaners” and “optimizers”, many of these containing highly annoying ads or classic scams, where users were offered to buy solutions to problems that did not exist. 2 AdWare.OSX.Amc.e

Mobile 101

Mobile Ransomware Malware Adware 101

SecureList

MAY 26, 2021

IoT attacks. IoT threat statistics. The share of malware type in the total number of malicious programs downloaded to IoT devices following a successful attack. Overall, during the reporting period, adware and its components were registered on 89.60% of users’ computers on which Web Anti-Virus was triggered.

Phishing 144

Phishing Malware Ransomware Adware 144