Oleg Zaytsev – Network Securitas

October 18, 2023

The Fake Browser Update Scam Gets a Makeover

This post was originally published on this siteOne of the oldest malware tricks in the book — hacked websites claiming visitors need to update their Web browser before they can view any content — has roared back to life in the past few months. New research shows the attackers behind one such scheme have developed an ingenious way of keeping their malware from being taken down by security experts or law enforcement: By hosting the malicious files on a decentralized, anonymous cryptocurrency blockchain. In August 2023, security researcher Randy McEoin blogged about a scam he dubbed ClearFake, which uses hacked […]