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Cloaking drives surge in PropellerAds ad safety blocks
Malware

Cloaking drives surge in PropellerAds ad safety blocks

Cloaking dominates PropellerAds' 2025 safety report as stricter checks drive a 35% rise in blocked campaigns and more account suspensions.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2026
Parked web domains now pose major malware threat
Malware

Parked web domains now pose major malware threat

Once harmless web clutter, parked domains now funnel over 90% of visitors to scams, malware and illegal content, Infoblox researchers warn.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Thu, 18th Dec 2025
Malvertising madness: New report reveals 1978% spike in phishing redirects
Phishing

Malvertising madness: New report reveals 1978% spike in phishing redirects

Malvertising attacks increased by almost 2000% last year with a surge in redirections to phishing sites and other forms of malware, says RiskIQ.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 1st Feb 2017
Mind those Minecraft cheats, malware may lurk inside
Malware

Mind those Minecraft cheats, malware may lurk inside

Security vendor Eset is warning Minecraft fans to cheat with care after discovering 33 Android Minecraft cheat apps packing scareware.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 25th May 2015
The scare factor
Malware

The scare factor

Fake virus warnings are duping users into downloading scareware that installs malware and steals personal data, Symantec warns.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 1st Dec 2009
Latest malware exploit: tsunami warnings
Malware

Latest malware exploit: tsunami warnings

The tsunami warnings issued following the recent Indonesian earthquake are being exploited by malware developers.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 2nd Oct 2009