Ad Trackers Found on 89% of EU Gov Sites
Ad tech companies are extensively tracking EU citizens on government websites, potentially exposing highly sensitive user data to third …
PayPal Processes Payments for ‘Stalkerware’ Software Sold to Abusive Partners
This story is part of When Spies Come Home, a Motherboard series about powerful surveillance software ordinary people use to spy on their …
New Mac Malware Uses Steganography to Sneak Into Computers
The so-called VeryMal payload makes its way into computers by way of ad image files impregnated with a steganography-based …
Active Directory Penetration Testing Checklist
Active directory penetration testing this article can be helpful for penetration testers and security experts who want to secure their …
Hacker Banner Ads Are Totally Wild
Even hackers need to pull customers in. Part of that may be writing forum threads advertising their services, giving out ‘review’ …
Google warns app developers of three malicious SDKs being used for ad fraud
A few days ago, Google removed popular Cheetah Mobile and Kika Tech apps from its Play Store following a BuzzFeed investigation, which …
‘Tis the Season for Spreading Ad Malware
Although Black Friday and Cyber Monday are behind us, consumer scams are likely to continue surging through the coming month. Malicious …
Trump’s ‘Racist’ Midterms Ad Backs Facebook Into a Corner
Supporters take photos and videos of U.S. President Donald Trump as he speaks at a campaign rally at the Pensacola International Airport on …
How to tighten security and increase privacy on your browser
Is my browser making an effort to keep my system safe and my online behavior private? This is usually not the first question we ask …
Inside the Dark Web’s ‘Help Wanted’ Ads
Lurking on the Dark Web are threat actors seeking help for a range of illegal activities, from malware attacks to insurance fraud to …
You Gave Facebook Your Number For Security. They Used It For Ads.
Add “a phone number I never gave Facebook for targeted advertising” to the list of deceptive and invasive ways Facebook makes money off …
Microsoft purges 3,000 tech support scams hiding on TechNet
Microsoft has taken down thousands of ads for tech support scams that had infested the company’s TechNet support domain in a sly attempt …
Google Claims It Knew CfA Ad Buy Didn’t Originate from Russian IRA
A Washington-based watchdog group, the Campaign for Accountability, is reporting that it was able to post a series of ads on Google sites …
Google Ads cracks down on tech support scammers
Remember Google’s boast earlier this year that it took down 3.2 billion bad ads during 2017? A few months on and the company has now …
Google Set to Restrict Tech Support Ads
Google has started restricting ads for tech support services ahead of rolling out a verification program to deal with rising levels of …
Ad blocking Anti-Tracking Browser Extensions can be Bypassed
Extensions, add-ons and in-browser software designed to protect your security and privacy have holes which may allow threat actors and …
The danger of third parties: ads, pipelines, and plugins
It may or may not be comforting to know that, ultimately, bulletproof security is out of your hands. You can have the most locked down PC …
This Sophisticated Spyware Supports Advertising Fraud, Pulls Ads from Google’s AdSense
Cybersecurity specialist Bitdefender has identified an “extremely sophisticated piece of rootkit-based spyware” that has been running …