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DealPly adware abuses reputation services to remain under the radar

Security Affairs

Malware researchers from enSilo have spotted a new variant of the DealPly adware that uses a new method to avoid detection. The main feature of the DealPly adware is to install browser extensions that display advertisements in the victim’s browser. Let’s see in detail how the DealPly adware abuses the reputation services.

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China-based Fangxiao group behind a long-running phishing campaign

Security Affairs

A China-based financially motivated group, tracked as Fangxiao, is behind a large-scale phishing campaign dating back as far as 2019. Researchers from Cyjax reported that a China-based financially motivated group, dubbed Fangxiao, orchestrated a large-scale phishing campaign since 2017. SecurityAffairs – hacking, phishing).

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2020 Oscar Nominees Used to Spread Malware

Adam Levin

A recent study released by Kaspersky Labs uncovered several hacking and phishing campaigns promising their targets free and early access to Best Picture nominees for this year’s Academy Awards. Online scammers are using the 2020 Oscars to spread malware.

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Android malware apps with 2 million installs spotted on Google Play

Bleeping Computer

A new set of Android malware, phishing, and adware apps have infiltrated the Google Play store, tricking over two million people into installing them. [.].

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Malware on the Google Play store leads to harmful phishing sites

Malwarebytes

This follows on the heels of adware that was found on Google Play just a couple months ago from a rogue PDF reader. After the initial delay, the malicious app opens phishing sites in Chrome. The users browser history will also be a long list of nasty phishing sites. More than just adware. Delayed ungratification.

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4 Malicious apps on Play Store totaled +1M downloads

Security Affairs

The apps were used as part of an adware campaign redirecting victims to websites under the control of the attackers. Some of the sites employed in the campaign host phishing pages. “After the initial delay, the malicious app opens phishing sites in Chrome. ” reads the post published by Malwarebytes.

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ThreatList: Apple Adware, Phishing, APT Attacks Threaten macOS Users

Threatpost

Telemetry for the first half of the year shows that Apple's ecosystem is firmly in cybercriminals' sights.

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