Malvertising stories
Security teams in Australia and New Zealand face hidden fraud and malware risks from gambling sites that can mask illegal deposits and scam withdrawals.
Apple's rare backported patches for older iPhones highlight how exploit kit tactics are also being used to hide fraudulent advertising campaigns.
Consumers can now track scams, identity risks and cyber threats by country through a new global index that monitors daily changes across 245 countries and territories.
Proofpoint says underground forums are advertising tools that use indirect prompt injection across emails, PDFs, calendar invites and web pages.
Shoppers in the UK and Europe face a growing risk of cloned retail sites as Gen blocked 114.2 million fake e-shop attacks in six months.
Mac users were lured via Google ads and shared Claude chats into installing malware that steals passwords, files and wallet data.
Attackers can stay inside WhatsApp accounts after a single fake device approval, exposing messages, calls and contacts without alerts.
Growing deepfake scams are pushing consumers towards paid verification tools, as Bitdefender's app checks videos for manipulation and malicious intent.
Nearly half of illicit streaming apps tested in Asia-Pacific contained malware, heightening risks of fraud, identity theft and device compromise.
Younger adults are now more likely to lose money to fraud as scams spread across texts, calls, social ads and messaging apps.
Businesses are facing harder-to-spot intrusions as attackers use valid Microsoft 365 logins, fake AI sites and fileless malware to evade detection.
Cloaking drove 68.1% of account suspensions in the quarter, showing how fraudsters are hiding banned ads from moderators on the platform.
Shared UK crime data has helped Google disable nearly 50,000 fraudulent accounts and expose more than 5,000 fake bank websites.
The tactic is leaving carriers with revenue losses and customers with unexpected international text charges disguised as routine human checks.
Trusted software and identity sessions are now prime attack paths, with ClickFix linked to more than 44% of defence evasion incidents.
Cybercriminals exploit Keitaro ad tracker to cloak AI trading scams and malware, tying some 15,500 malicious domains into a hidden network.
Keitaro ad tracker abused in 15,500 scam and malware domains, as fraudsters cloak AI-themed investment lures from security watchdogs.
Banking groups are increasingly paying for rapid removal of phishing and impersonation scams as AI-driven attacks spread across multiple channels.
Online shoppers in New Zealand face a sharper risk of fraud as fake stores and remote access attacks exploit trusted digital services.
A default Windows utility is giving attackers a way to run malicious scripts through trusted processes and dodge security tools.
