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Google-hosted malvertising leads to fake Keepass site that looks genuine

Miragec/Getty Images reader comments 16 with Google has been caught hosting a malicious ad so convincing that there’s a decent chance it has managed to trick some of the more security-savvy users who encountered it. Enlarge / Screenshot of the malicious ad hosted on Google. Malwarebytes Looking at the ad, which masquerades as a pitch… Read More: Google-hosted malvertising leads to fake Keepass site that looks genuine »

With help from Google, impersonated Brave.com website pushes malware

reader comments 45 with 33 posters participating Share this story Scammers have been caught using a clever sleight of hand to impersonate the website for the Brave browser and using it in Google ads to push malware that takes control of browsers and steals sensitive data. The attack worked by registering the domain xn--brav-yva[.]com, an… Read More: With help from Google, impersonated Brave.com website pushes malware »