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Fake Semrush ads used to steal SEO professionals’ Google accounts
A new phishing campaign is targeting SEO professionals with malicious Semrush Google Ads that aim to steal their Google account credentials. Malwarebytes researcher Jerome Segura and SEO strategist Elie Berreby believe that the threat actor is after Google Ads accounts that would enable them to create new malvertising campaigns. This type of “cascading fraud” has been gaining traction recently, as Malwarebytes uncovered in January a…
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Roku Is Experimenting With a New Way to Force You to Watch Ads
Ads are an unavoidable part of modern life. They support both free and discounted services, for better or for worse, and unless you pay for premium services like YouTube Premium or expensive Netflix tiers, it’s likely you’ll run into these commercials one way or another. But just because ads are deeply entwined in our digital devices, that doesn’t mean they…
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Apple Maps may soon get ads, letting businesses pay to boost visibility
Apple is reportedly considering introducing advertisements into its Maps app in a move to boost its growing Services revenue, according to an Apple insider. As per Bloomberg’s Power On newsletter, Apple is mulling ways in which it might monetize the navigation app, after an all-hands meeting was called to “explore” the matter. This is not the first time that ads…
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Why YouTube Is Showing You Hours of Unskippable Ads
Google has been taking its crusade against adblockers to a whole new level lately, so if you’ve started getting unskippable multi-hour ads on YouTube, that might be why. Over the past week, Redditors have been sharing screenshots showing that they’ve been served ads with runtimes as long as three hours, with no skip button in sight—and that’s to watch videos…
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Fake Homebrew Google ads target Mac users with malware
Hackers are once again abusing Google ads to spread malware, using a fake Homebrew website to infect Macs and Linux devices with an infostealer that steals credentials, browser data, and cryptocurrency wallets. The malicious Google ads campaign was spotted by Ryan Chenkie, who warned on X about the risk of malware infection. The malware used in this campaign is AmosStealer (aka…
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I Wish Facebook Was as Good at Suggesting Content as It Is at Suggesting Ads
Got an ad on Facebook for a gadget you were talking about with a friend? That’s Facebook for you. But when it comes to suggesting organic content, it’s often a hit or miss. With some experimenting, though, you could quickly fill the gaps between the two algorithms. Facebook Ads Are Surprisingly Accurate Let’s admit it. Facebook’s ads are frighteningly on…
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LG’s microwave has a 27-inch display that’ll be perfect for ads
LG says the microwave’s display provides “an immersive entertainment experience” that’ll surely prevent the onset of buyer’s remorse at having overpaid for a potential advertising machine centrally located in your kitchen. And when paired with LG’s oven, it “conveniently shows the cooking progress of dishes in the range, eliminating the need to bend down and check the oven manually.” In 2023, LG announced plans…
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How to block ads on Gmail (in 3 simple steps)
Ads are an eyesore at best and a serious security risk at worst. For instance, cyber gangs like BlackCat have exploited Google ads to spread malware disguised as legitimate tools. Learning how to block ads on Gmail can help you stay safe and keep your inbox clutter-free. Below, we’ll show you how to turn off Gmail ads through the basic…
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Malicious ads push Lumma infostealer via fake CAPTCHA pages
A large-scale malvertising campaign distributed the Lumma Stealer info-stealing malware through fake CAPTCHA verification pages that prompt users to run PowerShell commands to verify they are not a bot. The campaign leveraged the Monetag ad network to propagate over one million ad impressions daily across three thousand websites. The malicious operation, dubbed “DeceptionAds” by Guardio Labs and Infoblox researchers, is believed…
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OpenAI says ads aren’t coming soon – if ever
Advertising may be coming to OpenAI’s consumer-facing products as the company shifts to a non-profit model and seeks cash to cover the high costs of developing AI – but the company says it’s an if, not a when. That is according to an interview in the Financial Times, in which CFO Sarah Friar told the newspaper that OpenAI was considering…
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