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Ransomware gang targets Windows admins via PuTTy, WinSCP malvertising (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

submitted 6 months ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/cybersecurity@sh.itjust.works

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A ransomware operation targets Windows system administrators by taking out Google ads to promote fake download sites for Putty and WinSCP.

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[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 7 points 6 months ago

Search engine advertisements have become a massive problem over the past couple of years, with numerous threat actors utilizing them to push malware and phishing sites.

It's a good thing that Google is fighting so hard to block the use of adblockers, since the shareholders' profits are so much more important than the safety of everyone else.