6/11/2023 0 Comments Malvertising list by disconnect1-2 BTC demanded in exchange for the decryption keys It also hit multiple ad networks for maximum coverage. The malware gained access to the advertisements via multiple vulnerabilities, namely a recently-patched flaw in Microsoft’s discontinued, as of 2013, video playing software, Silverlight. Together, the sites have traffic in excess of billions of visitors. Affected networks included those owned by Google, AppNexis, AOL, and Rubicon. Malwarebytes claims that the attack hit some of the biggest publishers in the business, including msn.com,, bbc.com, aol.com, my., nfl.com,, ,, and, and aimed to target US users, over the weekend that began 19th March. US users of New York Times, BBC, NFL and AOL websites targeted Security researchers at Malwarebytes have revealed that a number of major news websites have been hit by a cryptolocker malvertising campaign, which saw adverts hijacked and ransomware being installed on users’ computers.
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