Google and Bing search ads hijacked to spread malware

Image credit: Shutterstock (Image credit: Shutterstock) The Google and Bing advertising networks are being abused to deliver malware to targeted sets of users, new research has claimed.Cybersecurity experts from Sophos recently announced the discovery of a new malware campaign dubbed Nitrogen. In the campaign, the threat actors were using Google ads and Bing ads to advertise popular tools, such as AnyDesk (a remote desktop tool), WinSCP (SFTP/FTP client for Windows OS), TreeSize Free (free-disk-space manager) and Cisco AnyConnect VPN. When a victim searches for any of these tools (or finds the ad anywhere on the web where Google and Bing ads are shown) and clicks on the ad, however, they don’t get redirected to the official websites belonging to these products. Instead, they get sent to compromised WordPress websites (or landing pages designed specifically for the purpose of the campaign) where they get offered to download the installers (usually .ISO files). The installers are in… Click below to read the full story from TechRadar
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