Common Information
| Type | Value |
|---|---|
| Value |
Malvertising - T1583.008 |
| Category | Attack-Pattern |
| Type | Mitre-Attack-Pattern |
| Misp Type | Cluster |
| Description | Adversaries may purchase online advertisements that can be abused to distribute malware to victims. Ads can be purchased to plant as well as favorably position artifacts in specific locations online, such as prominently placed within search engine results. These ads may make it more difficult for users to distinguish between actual search results and advertisements.(Citation: spamhaus-malvertising) Purchased ads may also target specific audiences using the advertising network’s capabilities, potentially further taking advantage of the trust inherently given to search engines and popular websites. Adversaries may purchase ads and other resources to help distribute artifacts containing malicious code to victims. Purchased ads may attempt to impersonate or spoof well-known brands. For example, these spoofed ads may trick victims into clicking the ad which could then send them to a malicious domain that may be a clone of official websites containing trojanized versions of the advertised software.(Citation: Masquerads-Guardio)(Citation: FBI-search) Adversary’s efforts to create malicious domains and purchase advertisements may also be automated at scale to better resist cleanup efforts.(Citation: sentinelone-malvertising) Malvertising may be used to support [Drive-by Target](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1608/004) and [Drive-by Compromise](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1189), potentially requiring limited interaction from the user if the ad contains code/exploits that infect the target system's web browser.(Citation: BBC-malvertising) Adversaries may also employ several techniques to evade detection by the advertising network. For example, adversaries may dynamically route ad clicks to send automated crawler/policy enforcer traffic to benign sites while validating potential targets then sending victims referred from real ad clicks to malicious pages. This infection vector may therefore remain hidden from the ad network as well as any visitor not reaching the malicious sites with a valid identifier from clicking on the advertisement.(Citation: Masquerads-Guardio) Other tricks, such as intentional typos to avoid brand reputation monitoring, may also be used to evade automated detection.(Citation: spamhaus-malvertising) |
| Details | Published | Attributes | CTI | Title | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Details | Website | 2023-10-22 | 0 | A week in security (October 16 - October 22) | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-10-22 | 0 | A week in security (October 16 - October 22) | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-10-20 | 3 | Malvertisers Using Google Ads to Target Users Searching for Popular Software | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-10-20 | 2 | KeePass 사이트를 사칭하는 Google Ads 캠페인 발견 | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-10-20 | 0 | ENISA Warns of AI Manipulation Ahead of Upcoming European Elections | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-10-20 | 8 | KeePass Malicious Ads: Google Goof Permits Punycode Attacks Again | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-10-20 | 0 | 1950s Aerial Photography, Mathematics Education, Twitter, More: Friday ResearchBuzz, October 20, 2023 | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-10-20 | 61 | Bluepurple Pulse: week ending October 22nd | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-10-20 | 43 | 每周高级威胁情报解读(2023.10.20~10.26) | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-10-20 | 10 | Risky Biz News: Two ransomware gang websites go puff! | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-10-20 | 7 | Fake Corsair job offers on LinkedIn push DarkGate malware | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-10-19 | 4 | Intelligence Insights: October 2023 | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-10-19 | 11 | Fake KeePass site uses Google Ads and Punycode to push malware | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-10-18 | 1 | Hackers Deliver Weaponized Notepad++ Via Google Ads | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-10-18 | 8 | Clever malvertising attack uses Punycode to look like KeePass's official website | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-10-17 | 35 | In MFA We Trust… Think Again. | Infoblox | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-10-16 | 9 | The forgotten malvertising campaign | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-10-13 | 1 | FBI, CISA Warn of Rising AvosLocker Ransomware Attacks Against Critical Infrastructure | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-10-13 | 51 | 每周高级威胁情报解读(2023.10.13~10.19) | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-10-08 | 0 | — | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-10-05 | 5 | Managed File Transfer Software: Assessing the Risks | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-10-03 | 6 | Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023: Don’t be Deceived by Lookalike Domains | Infoblox | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-10-03 | 23 | Statc Stealer: Decoding the Elusive Malware Threat | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-09-28 | 7 | Anticipating File-Borne Threats: How Deep File Inspection Technology Will Shape the Future of Cyber Defense - InQuest | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-09-28 | 4 | Malicious ad served inside Bing's AI chatbot |