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Google sponsored ads malvertising targets password manager

Malwarebytes

We have recently written about malvertising campaigns that leverage Google paid advertisements to try and trick people into downloading malware instead of the software they were looking for. They also include a much more direct way to get at your login credentials by phishing for users of popular password managers such as 1Password.

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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). ” concludes the report.

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Russian Infostealer Gangs Steal 50 Million Passwords

eSecurity Planet

Group-IB cybersecurity researchers recently identified several Russian-speaking cybercrime groups offering infostealing malware-as-a-service (MaaS), resulting in the theft of more than 50 million passwords thus far. ” Also read: Complete Guide to Phishing Attacks: What Are the Different Types and Defenses? Aurora Malware.

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Chrome wants to make your passwords stronger

Malwarebytes

A common sentiment, shared by many people down the years, is that storing passwords in browsers is a bad idea. Malware, for example, would specifically target password storage in browsers and plunder everything in sight. Password managers weren’t exactly flying off the shelves back in 2007, your only real options were home grown.

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Google: Security Keys Neutralized Employee Phishing

Krebs on Security

Google has not had any of its 85,000+ employees successfully phished on their work-related accounts since early 2017, when it began requiring all employees to use physical Security Keys in place of passwords and one-time codes, the company told KrebsOnSecurity. A YubiKey Security Key made by Yubico. a mobile device). a mobile device).

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Mental health company Cerebral failed to protect sensitive personal data, must pay $7 million

Malwarebytes

That’s nice for the advertisers, but the combined information of all these pixels potentially provides a company with an almost complete picture of your browsing behavior and a lot of information about you. Change your password. You can make a stolen password useless to thieves by changing it. Watch out for fake vendors.

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Clever malvertising attack uses Punycode to look like KeePass's official website

Malwarebytes

In a recent malvertising campaign, we observed a malicious Google ad for KeePass, the open-source password manager which was extremely deceiving. Malicious ad for KeePass The malicious advert shows up when you perform a Google search for 'keepass', the popular open-source password manager. info to ķeepass[.]info