Cybersecurity
Hackers Exploit Ad Tools to Track Victims, Boosting Scam Efforts
- DarkGate malware, popular on Russian forums, uses novel tactic
- Latest example of scammers leveraging corporate tools
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Cybercriminals are using advertising tools to make their scams as “clickable” as possible.
In a new kind of email phishing tactic, hackers are sending malicious PDF attachments containing a link that’s registered through an advertising network, security researchers from HP Inc., said in findings released Thursday. When email recipients click the link, which hackers use to collect analytics on the number of clicks that their messages attract, they’re directed to a kind of malware called DarkGate.