- Google Shares Update On Hacker Attacks
Around the Net in Search Marketing, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, October 19, 2020
Google disclosed that in September it began to see multiple North Korea groups shifting their targeting hacks toward COVID-19 researchers and pharmaceutical companies, including those based in South Korea. "One campaign ...
- Supreme Court Won't Intervene In Battle Between Cybersecurity Companies
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, October 13, 2020
In a defeat for cybersecurity company Malwarebytes, the Supreme Court left in place a decision allowing rival security company Enigma Software to proceed with claims that it was wrongly flagged ...
- Malicious Cloned Sites, Malvertising Put Publishers, Advertisers, Consumers At Risk
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, October 5, 2020
Cloned versions of banks such as HSBC and Paragon Bank as well as global media sites experienced major losses and fake news this year. ...
- New Phishing Emails Claim To Be About GDPR: Report
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Monday, September 28, 2020
The spoofed emails look like automated messages from a company's IT department. ...
- Malvertising Scam Driven By Personalization Hits U.S. During Labor Day Weekend
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, September 8, 2020
GeoEdge's researchers on Sunday uncovered the auto-redirect attack Morphixx, which targets site visitors using their IP address, in the U.S. after tracking it across Europe and Asia last month. ...
- SendGrid Hit With Account Takeovers, Passwords Sold To Spammers: Report
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Friday, August 28, 2020
Twilio is working on requiring two-factor authentication for customer accounts, the company says. ...
- TAG Taps Citigroup Vet To Head Threat Intelligence Program
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, August 13, 2020
Danielle Meah will lead TAG's "threat exchange" initiative, which aims to allow members to share real-time information about malware and other security threats affecting digital advertisers. ...
- Consumers Are Increasingly Being Victimized Online, Study Finds
Digital News Daily, Ray Schultz - Monday, August 3, 2020
Almost a quarter of all consumers had their identity stolen in 2019, Hartford Steam Boiler reports. ...
- Google Prepares To Enforce Tracking Policy In August
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, July 10, 2020
Google will begin enforcing a policy prohibiting the promotion of products or services marketed or targeted to track or monitor another person or their activities without their authorization. ...
- Supreme Court Urged To Take Up Battle Between Cybersecurity Rivals
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, June 12, 2020
"The internet will become a more dangerous and confusing place for consumers," unless the Supreme Court intervenes in a battle between two vendors, cybersecurity company ESET warns in a friend-of-the-court ...
- Search Engines Fail To Catch Malware On Infected Sites
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, June 12, 2020
An increasing online presence by businesses is driving up the number of cyber attacks worldwide. Website attacks rose 52% so far in 2020, accounting for about 94 attacks daily and ...
- Firms Unite To Fight COVID-19 Spam
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, June 10, 2020
Google, Verizon, Comcast and others have formed an initiative to fight COVID-19-related spam, calling on firms to add protections against phishing. ...
- Home Is Where The Hack Is: Remote Workforces Present Security Challenges
Email Insider, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Phishing and malware are the biggest threats, and there are many obstacles to securing work-at-home, Cybersecurity Insiders reports. ...
- Russian Cyberspies Employ Updated Malware: Report
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Security researchers have discovered a new version of the ComRAT malware that is being used by the Russian hacker group Turla. It is controlled through the Gmail web interface. ...
- Ad-Blocking Tool 'Seriously Threatened' By Recent Decision, EFF Tells Supreme Court
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, May 22, 2020
A recent decision in a battle between two security vendors "seriously threatens" the availability of Privacy Badger, an anti-tracking and ad-blocking tool offered by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the group ...
- Anti-Malware Company Wants Supreme Court To Intervene In Battle Over Filters
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, May 15, 2020
Web security company Malwarebytes has asked the Supreme Court to review a decision allowing rival security company Enigma Software to proceed with claims it was wrongly flagged as a potential ...
- Email Is The Largest Malware Threat: Analysis
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Monday, May 11, 2020
Almost all cyber crime is email-based or uses email as part of the process. Here is a rundown of the threats and solutions, from anti-malware to BIMI. ...
- Pandemic-Related Malicious Activity Rising, With Online Retailers Hardest Hit
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Spam and opportunistic detection rose 26.3%, while impersonations rose 30.3%, malware rose 35.16%, and blocking of URL clicks rose 55.8%. Lookalike domains are easily forged, according to a report released ...
- GoDaddy Data Breach Affected SSH Accounts
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, May 5, 2020
GoDaddy has reported an email breach involving the access of SSH accounts by an unauthorized individual. The company has blocked the person and is providing a year of its website ...
- Google Blocked 100 Bad Ads Per Second In 2019
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, April 30, 2020
Google released its 2019 transparency report Thursday, outlining its actions to stop fraudulent online activities and protect advertisers, publishers and people searching for information. ...
- Malware Criminals Attack Hospitals With Fearware, Show They Are Faster To Adapt Than Legit Firms
Around the Net In Digital, Ray Schultz - Thursday, April 30, 2020
Cyber criminals have adapted to the “new normal” during the pandemic and are showing they more nimble than legitimate companies. For example, there has been an increase in “fearware,” with ...
- Surprising Link Found Between Ransomware, Purchase Behavior And Brand Loyalty
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, April 29, 2020
A study suggests that one in four consumers will abandon a product or service in favor of a competitor after one ransomware-related attack, failed transaction, or instance of inaccessible information. ...
- Google: Fast-Food Franchises Become Phishing Lures In COVID-19 Scams
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Phishing lures using American fast-food franchises and COVID-19 messaging are being used to target personal accounts of U.S. government employees. Google's Threat Analysis Group released a report Wednesday detailing the ...
- TAG Allies With China Advertising Association
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, April 17, 2020
The Chinese organization will promote TAG's certification programs -- including its anti-fraud initiative -- to members. ...
- COVID-19 Spam Jam: Gmail Says It Blocks 100 Million Phishing Emails Per Day
Email Insider, Ray Schultz - Friday, April 17, 2020
Some phishing messages impersonate the World Health Organization, and at least one asks for donations in bitcoin. ...
- Brand Safety Institute Names BabyCenter Veteran 'Officer In Residence'
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Former BabyCenter programmatic executive Christine Desrosiers will help the Brand Safety Institute develop a digital resource library. ...
- Phishing Email Warns: You've Been Exposed To COVID-19, Go To A Hospital
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Monday, March 30, 2020
The malicious email appears to come from a legitimate hospital, KnowBe4 reports. ...
- TAG Recertifies 125 Companies
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, March 12, 2020
The Trustworthy Accountability Group, which currently has around 600 members worldwide, offers certification "seals" in three areas -- fraud, piracy and malware. ...
- Trump Name Dominates In Scam Emails: Study
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Friday, March 6, 2020
Suspicious emails using the Trump name made up the bulk of fraudulent email in January and February, Proofpoint reports. ...
- New Worry: Covid-19 Scams That Carry Their Own Kind Of Viruses
Marketing Daily, P.J. Bednarski - Thursday, March 5, 2020
Cybersecurity firm Check Point reports a big uptick in phony domains and malware viruses, from scammers cashing in on the coronavirus scare. ...
