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Google Suspends Account of Advertiser That Distributed Malware

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Google reportedly suspended the account of an advertiser that was placing sponsored Google ads that pretended to offer access to DeepSeek but actually delivered malware. The criminal’s ads that showed up as sponsored Google search results linked to a website that aimed to look like DeepSeek’s but was fake and delivered a Trojan to the devices of browsers who clicked on a download button, Malwarebytes said in a Wednesday (March 26) blog post. Com…
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Google Suspends Account of Advertiser That Distributed Malware

Google reportedly suspended the account of an advertiser that was placing sponsored Google ads that pretended to offer access to DeepSeek but actually delivered malware. The criminal’s ads that showed up as sponsored Google search results linked to a website that aimed to look like DeepSeek’s but was fake and delivered a Trojan to the devices of browsers who clicked on a download button, Malwarebytes said in a Wednesday (March 26) blog post. Com…

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Malware distributed via fake DeepSeek ads on Google

Malware distributed via fake DeepSeek ads on Google Increasingly popular Chinese artificial intelligence platform DeepSeek has been exploited by threat actors in phony sponsored Google ads for malware distribution efforts, reports Security Affairs. Introduction to Malware Binary Triage (IMBT) Course Looking to level up your skills? Get 10% off using coupon code: MWNEWS10 for any flavor. Enroll Now and Save 10%: Coupon Code MWNEWS10 Note: Affili…

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