advertising fraud
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Acronis warns of ongoing ‘TamperedChef’ malvertising campaign using signed fake installers
Acronis Threat Research Unit says operators are using signed counterfeit installers in a global malvertising campaign dubbed TamperedChef to deploy a JavaScript backdoor, with infections concentrated in the U.S. and several industries affected; some variants have been used for advertising fraud while broader motives remain unclear.
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Two campaigns push fake Meta Verified extensions to steal Facebook data, researchers say
Cybersecurity researchers uncovered two malvertising campaigns distributing fake Meta Verified browser extensions and rogue Chrome tools aimed at Meta advertisers, stealing Facebook cookies and account data with the goal of selling compromised assets and fueling further malvertising.
