Threat researchers from Varonis have uncovered a full-service platform called 1Campaign that allows hackers to run malicious Google Ads at scale. The tool lets hackers pass Google’s screening process, hide from security researchers, and funnel unsuspecting users to attacker-controlled sites.
According to researcher and author Daniel Kelley, “1Campaign stands out because it takes many tried-and-true hacker tools and techniques, packages them together, and aims them directly at the biggest online advertiser in the world, Google Ads. Hackers can trick Google Ads into running ads that redirect users to phishing or crypto scam pages, and the tools to do it are available right off the shelf and even come with dedicated hacker help desk support.”
The tool is part of a new breed of feature-packed toolkits that make it easier than ever for attackers to launch campaigns and dupe users — all without technical know-how.
We just published: 1Campaign: A New Cloaking Platform Helping Attackers Abuse Google Ads
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Meet 1Campaign: A new cloaking platform helping attackers abuse Google Ads
Threat researchers from Varonis have uncovered a full-service platform called 1Campaign that allows hackers to run malicious Google Ads at scale. The tool lets hackers pass Google’s screening process, hide from security researchers, and funnel unsuspecting users to attacker-controlled sites.
According to researcher and author Daniel Kelley, “1Campaign stands out because it takes many tried-and-true hacker tools and techniques, packages them together, and aims them directly at the biggest online advertiser in the world, Google Ads. Hackers can trick Google Ads into running ads that redirect users to phishing or crypto scam pages, and the tools to do it are available right off the shelf and even come with dedicated hacker help desk support.”
The tool is part of a new breed of feature-packed toolkits that make it easier than ever for attackers to launch campaigns and dupe users — all without technical know-how.
We just published: 1Campaign: A New Cloaking Platform Helping Attackers Abuse Google Ads
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