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 …
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‘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 …
Google Pulls Washington Election Ads, Says It can’t Comply With New Rules
Google has pulled all state and local election ads in Washington state, saying its systems can’t cope with new disclosure rules. The …
Ad fraud is out of control — billions lost by media industry, says a new report
Video: Twitter follows Google and Facebook by banning cryptocurrency ads More security news FBI won’t say how many investigations are …
Avast Finds Pre-installed Android Malware on Hundreds of Phones You’ll Never Use
Avast researchers report that several hundred different Android devices are shipping with malware pre-installed, but as usual, the hysteria …
Ad Blockers Are Good for Security, Too
This post is part of a weeklong series to help our readers improve their digital security. Follow along …
Hackers Earning Money from Invisible Ads using Android Trojan that Downloads 6.5 Million Times via Google Play
A powerful Android Trojan distributed through Google Play store apps that posed as Fashion and game apps to generate a huge revenue using …
Twitter bans Kaspersky Lab from buying ads
Its software is already banned from US government computers, and now Kaspersky Lab’s advertisements have been banned from Twitter. The …
Twitter Blocked Kaspersky Ads, Pointing to US Government Ban
The fallout for Kaspersky continues. Friday, the cybersecurity firm announced that, in January, Twitter banned Kaspersky from running …
Next-Generation TVs Include Viewer Tracking, Personalized Ads
Over the last few years, television tech has taken genuine leaps and bounds. New technologies haven’t just given us higher resolutions, …
Microsoft Begins Flagging uTorrent as Malware
The popular torrent client known as uTorrent has millions of users, many of whom have been using it for a decade. uTorrent (or micro-torrent, as it was sometimes called) gained popularity by living up to its name as a minimalist, fast torrent manager….
Twitter Bans Crypto-Currency Ads in Fraud Crack Down
Twitter yesterday started banning all crypto-currency advertising in a bid to head off rising levels of fraud permeating the burgeoning …
Pop-up Ads & Hundreds of Websites Helping to Distribute Botnets, Cryptocurrency Miners and Ransomware
A Malicious Software Downloader called ICLoader through Popup Ads and over hundreds of websites are pushing various PUA such as …
Cambridge Analytica’s Ad Targeting Is the Reason Facebook Exists
This weekend, while Facebook was quibbling about whether the information used by Cambridge Analytica to target voters in the lead up to the …
Cryptocurrency ad bans are a step in the right direction
Google just banned cryptocurrency and ICO ads, a move that follows Facebook decision to do the same. The language is …
Google Joins Facebook In Banning Cryptocurrency Ads
Google announced on Wednesday that in June company will ban ads for cryptocurrencies and related products like Initial Coin Offerings, …
Mobile Ad Trojans Evolve to Maximize Profits
Mobile advertising Trojans have begun to use monetization schemes involving paid SMS and WAP-billing services in order to preserve and …
Google Filters Annoying Ads But Does Nothing For Security
Google Chrome now blocks 12 types of online advertising by default. Last week, Google began rolling out a new functionality in its Chrome …