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Linked – Simply viewing this malicious ad will infect your computer with ransomware
And this is why we stay up to date on security updates, and also a big part of why I use and ad blocker. A new malvertising campaign from the AdGholas hacker group infects victims with ransomware, even if the victim takes no action other than viewing a particular advertisement. The revelation came as part…
Linked – Facebook Is Also Helping Employers Keep Job Ads Away From Older People
This isn’t a good look for Facebook, but really it’s just the tool being used, or misused, in this case. “According to a new report from ProPublica and the New York Times, Facebook has helped companies like Verizon, Amazon, Goldman Sachs, and Target place “recruitment ads limited to particular age groups,” as well as used…
Linked: Beware phony gift card email scams: Here’s why attackers love using them
They may not work often, but they don’t have to work often if we can target “everyone”. As long as they work occasionally, and based on my anecdotal evidence from people I talk to in the industry, they do work often enough. “”One of the notable aspects of gift card BEC attacks is that they…
