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Hackers abuse Google Ads, Bing redirects to push Claude ClickFix attacks

Oct 10, 2026 // 00:16

Hackers are abusing legitimate Bing search-result redirects as click URLs in Google search ads to direct users to fake Claude installers that deliver ClickFix attacks. […]

Hackers hijack HBO Max Reddit account to push malware in ClickFix ads

Sep 14, 2026 // 23:43

Hackers compromised HBO Max’s official Reddit account and used it to push malicious ads that launched ClickFix attacks to infect Windows and macOS devices with […]

Meta Ads Push StreamRat Android Trojan That Can Gain Near-Complete Device Control

Sep 3, 2026 // 00:23

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new Android banking trojan called StreamRat that was promoted to Spanish-speaking users through a fake television-streaming campaign on […]

Fake Claude app promoted by Bing ads pushes SectopRAT malware

Jul 24, 2026 // 01:17

A malvertising campaign on the Bing search service is pushing a fake Claude desktop app installer hosted on a legitimate Claude.ai domain to deliver the […]

New OXLOADER Loader Uses Malicious Google Ads to Deliver CastleStealer

Jun 22, 2026 // 16:24

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign that delivers CastleStealer by means of a previously unreported malware loader dubbed OXLOADER. According to Elastic […]

FlutterShell Backdoor Spreads to macOS via Malicious Google and YouTube Ads

Jun 4, 2026 // 14:26

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a macOS malvertising campaign codenamed Operation FlutterBridge that spreads a new backdoor called FlutterShell. According to Palo Alto Networks […]

Hackers abuse Google ads, Claude.ai chats to push Mac malware

May 10, 2026 // 20:56

Attackers are abusing Google Ads and legitimate Claude.ai shared chats in an active malvertising campaign. Users searching for “Claude mac download” may come across sponsored search […]

Hackers abuse Google ads for GoDaddy ManageWP login phishing

May 7, 2026 // 00:37

A phishing campaign delivered through Google sponsored search results is targeting credentials for ManageWP, GoDaddy’s platform for managing fleets of WordPress websites. The threat actor […]

Google Blocks 8.3B Policy-Violating Ads in 2025, Launches Android 17 Privacy Overhaul

Apr 17, 2026 // 13:54

Google this week announced a new set of Play policy updates to strengthen user privacy and protect businesses against fraud, even as it revealed it […]

Google expands Gemini AI use to fight malicious ads on its platform

Apr 16, 2026 // 18:57

Google says it is increasingly using its Gemini AI models to detect and block harmful ads on its advertising platforms, as scammers and threat actors […]

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