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Banning Surveillance-Based Advertising

Schneier on Security

The Norwegian Consumer Council just published a fantastic new report: “ Time to Ban Surveillance-Based Advertising. Banning surveillance-based advertising in general will force structural changes to the advertising industry and alleviate a number of significant harms to consumers and to society at large. Press release.

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Google advertisements turning into malware spreading platforms

CyberSecurity Insiders

The post Google advertisements turning into malware spreading platforms appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders. A mechanism to warn online users against such fraudulent websites is already in place and Microsoft has alerted all Windows users as soon as they come across such malevolent URLs.

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Crooks impersonate brands using search engine advertisement services

Security Affairs

The FBI warns of cybercriminals using search engine advertisement services to impersonate brands and defraud users. The FBI is warning of cyber criminals using search engine advertisement services to impersonate brands and direct users to websites that were used to defraud users. ” reads the advisory published by the FBI.

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BetterHelp Accused of Sharing Mental Health Data with Advertisers

Heimadal Security

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) accused BetterHelp online counseling service of sharing customers’ mental health data with advertisers. million. […] The post BetterHelp Accused of Sharing Mental Health Data with Advertisers appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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New tool allows you to opt out of Facebook's targeted advertising

Malwarebytes

After Meta (Facebook and Instagram) switched the legal basis for targeting advertising from automatic consent to opt-out, privacy watchdog noyb has built a tool for users to opt out of targeted advertising and various other claims made by Meta in an easy and legally sound way.

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Atomic macOS Stealer is advertised on Telegram for $1,000 per month

Security Affairs

Atomic macOS Stealer is a new information stealer targeting macOS that is advertised on Telegram for $1,000 per month. Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs (CRIL) recently discovered a Telegram channel advertising a new information-stealing malware, named Atomic macOS Stealer (AMOS).

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FTC fines Twitter $150M for using 2FA info for targeted advertising

Bleeping Computer

The Federal Trade Commission has fined Twitter $150 million for using phone numbers and email addresses collected to enable two-factor authentication for targeted advertising. [.].