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VASTFLUX ad fraud massively affected millions of iOS devices, dismantled

January 24, 2023 admin ad fraud, apple, c2, command and control, fast flux, human, iOS, JavaScript, JS, malvertising, matryoshka, news, vast, vastflux, video ad serving template

Categories: Apple

Categories: News

Tags: VASTFLUX

Tags: HUMAN

Tags: fast flux

Tags: VAST

Tags: Matryoshka

Tags: JavaScript

Tags: JS

Tags: iOS

Tags: ad fraud

Tags: malvertising

Tags: Video Ad Serving Template

Tags: VAST

Tags: command-and-control

Tags: C2

An evasive ad fraud campaign affecting iOS users has come to light. It’s called VASTFLUX.

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Drive-by mining and ads: The Wild Wild West

September 25, 2017 admin ads, browser, coinhive, cryptominer, cryptomining, cryptonight, exploit kit, JS, malvertising, malware, Social engineering, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2017 17:16:27 +0000

Cryptomining in the browser is all the rage lately. But what are the impacts for users when it is being abused by dubious publishers?

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Tags: ads browser coinhive cryptominer cryptomining cryptonight exploit kit JS malvertising malware

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