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Thursday, October 23, 2014

Yahoo, Match and AOL hit by ransomware

Cybercriminals taking advantage of a ‘malvertising’ attack on big name sites including Yahoo, Match.com and AOL were making in the region of $25,000 per day through ransomware, according to Forbes.
The attacks, which used CryptoWall 2.0, ran through three compromised ad networks: Rubicon Project, OpenX and Right Media/Yahoo Advertising, according to the International Business Times. The site lists 22 sites that were found to be affected, including The Atlantic, Time Out, 9GAG and The Sydney Morning Herald.


Yahoo, Match and AOL hit by ransomware

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