Fake PDF and search tools hijacked searches for 13.4 million Chrome users
Socket tied 319 mostly unlisted Chrome Web Store extensions, promoted by ads, to query proxying toward Yahoo or Bing.
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Google Ads push fake Claude downloads on claude.ai that install stealers
macOS ClickFix commands fetch Atomic macOS Stealer; a Windows Artifact runs a packed .NET payload with remote access.
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Hackers abuse Google Ads, Bing redirects to push Claude ClickFix attacks
Hackers use Google Ads and Bing redirects to deliver fake Claude installers that run ClickFix commands.
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Threat Actors Use Google Ads To Target Ledger Users
Attackers used malicious Google ads to phish Ledger users for cryptocurrency recovery phrases.
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Your uncle’s frozen Mac says it’s infected after viewing a Google ad. Now what?
Netskope found Google Ads delivering scareware that fake-freezes Windows and Mac browsers and pushes users toward bogus call centers.
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Google Ads Campaign Spreads Fake Security Alerts That Lock Browsers and Push Malware
Netskope found Google Ads scareware that fake-locks browsers and pushes victims to call fraudulent support lines.
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“Zero-Code Cloaking”: Attackers Weaponize Google Search and Hacked .ac.th Domain to Bypass Ad Moderation
Attackers chain Google search results, a hacked Thai .ac.th domain, and redirects to push illegal casino ads past moderation, at industrialized scale across gov/edu sites.
Scareware ads keep running on Google's transparency tool, even after they're reported
NYU and Radboud researchers built AdLens, which found 238 scareware and 3,346 false-claim ads in Google's ad archive; reported ads often stayed live.
Evolve your marketing with new AI tools
Google announced new AI and agentic features across Google Ads and Google Analytics to simplify marketing workflows.