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The great Google Ads heist: criminals ransack advertiser accounts via fake Google ads

Malwarebytes

Fuel for other malware and scam campaigns Indicators of Compromise Overview Online criminals are targeting individuals and businesses that advertise via Google Ads by phishing them for their credentials ironically via fraudulent Google ads. This earned Google a whopping $175 billion in search-based ad revenues in 2023.

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Ford seeks patent for conversation-based advertising

Malwarebytes

Car manufacturer Ford Motor Company has filed a patent application for an in-vehicle advertisement presentation system based on information derived from several trip and driver characteristics. Based on this info, the controller can decrease or increase the number of advertisements. Among those characteristics—human conversations.

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Malvertising Scam Uses Fake Google Ads to Hijack Microsoft Advertising Accounts

The Hacker News

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malvertising campaign that's targeting Microsoft advertisers with bogus Google ads that aim to take them to phishing pages that are capable of harvesting their credentials.

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Cybercrime group FIN7 advertises new EDR bypass tool on hacking forums

Security Affairs

The cybercrime group FIN7 is advertising a security evasion tool in multiple underground forums, cybersecurity company SentinelOne warns. SentinelOne researchers warn that the financially motivated group FIN7 is using multiple pseudonyms to advertise a security evasion tool in several criminal underground forums. is forum for $15,000.

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FIN7 Group Advertises Security-Bypassing Tool on Dark Web Forums

The Hacker News

The financially motivated threat actor known as FIN7 has been observed using multiple pseudonyms across several underground forums to likely advertise a tool known to be used by ransomware groups like Black Basta.

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South Korea Fines Meta $15.67M for Illegally Sharing Sensitive User Data with Advertisers

The Hacker News

million) by South Korea's data privacy watchdog for illegally collecting sensitive personal information from Facebook users, including data about their political views and sexual orientation, and sharing it with advertisers without their consent. Meta has been fined 21.62 billion won ($15.67

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Microsoft advertisers phished via malicious Google ads

Malwarebytes

Just days after we uncovered a campaign targeting Google Ads accounts, a similar attack has surfaced, this time aimed at Microsoft advertisers. These malicious ads, appearing on Google Search, are designed to steal the login information of users trying to access Microsoft’s advertising platform.