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Apple WebKit bugs on iOS and macOS allowed 1 billion rogue popup ads on websites

Wednesday, October 2, 2019 1:30 pmWednesday, October 2, 20192 Comments

More than a billion scam popup ads were served thanks to bugs in Apple’s WebKit and the open-source Blink frameworks…

iPhone users warned to update as 1.1 billion eGobbler malvertising attack is confirmed

Monday, September 30, 2019 3:33 pmMonday, September 30, 20196 Comments

eGobbler, the prolific threat actor behind malvertising campaigns with a history of compromising adverts in their hundreds of millions in a matter of hours…

Clickjacking scripts found on 613 popular sites, academics say

Monday, August 26, 2019 2:59 pm4 Comments

Scripts that intercept mouse clicks are being used for ad fraud or to redirect users to malicious sites, according to…

One million Macs exposed to malvertising scam

Friday, March 22, 2019 10:10 am27 Comments

A malvertising campaign has been targeting Macs since at least mid-January…

U.S. iOS users targeted by massive malvertising campaign

Tuesday, November 27, 2018 9:25 amTuesday, November 27, 20182 Comments

A cyber-criminal group known as ScamClub has hijacked over 300 million browser sessions over 48 hours…


Malicious code hidden in online ad images cost publishers and ad networks $1.13 billion this year

Friday, November 16, 2018 2:43 pm4 Comments

Malvertising, the practice of embedding malicious code in seemingly innocent online adverts…

Microsoft to class man-in-the-middle adware as malware, block it starting March 31

Tuesday, December 22, 2015 1:37 pmTuesday, December 22, 20154 Comments

Ad injection software that uses man-in-the-middle (MiTM) techniques will be classed as malware by Microsoft…

Apple explains how to remove adware from your Mac

Thursday, April 9, 2015 12:57 pmThursday, April 9, 201521 Comments

For a long time, Apple shied away from discussing any types of malware…

Malvertising: Unscrupulous website ads again auto-redirecting users to App Store from Safari

Wednesday, March 18, 2015 5:29 pmWednesday, March 18, 201555 Comments

Website advertisement companies have found a way to circumvent the protections…

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