[Year 12 IT Apps] Security - Malvertising

[Mark]

Another class of exploits to make your day more interesting: malvertising.

"attackers dupe online publishers into running malicious ads. They look
like any other ads and may not require any interaction from users to infect
their machines. If a visitor comes across a malicious ad, it can cause
their browser to redirect to another site that attacks their computer.

In Yahoo’s case, Malwarebytes detected ransomware, which encrypts files on
users’ computers unless they pay money to the attackers. The malware had
also targeted sites hosted by Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform,
Malwarebytes said."

More...
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/2956272/security/yahoo-tackles-large-malvertising-campaign-in-its-ad-network.html
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Mark Kelly

mark at vceit.com
http://vceit.com
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