Ransom Cartel Creator Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Ransomware-as-a-Service Operation
A federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia, sentenced Maksim Silnikau, a 40-year-old Belarusian national, to 16 years in prison on August 5, 2026,…
Tag: malvertising
Angler Exploit Kit: Malvertising Tool
Angler Exploit Kit is a malware toolkit used in malvertising campaigns from 2013 to 2022. It was associated with Maksim Silnikau and…
AllSecure Cybersecurity Firm
AllSecure is a cybersecurity company that discovered and reported the DPRK-linked macOS malvertising campaign using fake updates to deliver crypto-stealing malware. CEO…
DPRK-Linked macOS Malvertising Uses Fake Updates to Deliver Crypto-Stealing Malware
Threat actors with ties to North Korea have been attributed to a sophisticated macOS malvertising campaign that involves redirecting users to fake…
UNC5342 (Contagious Interview) Threat Group
UNC5342, also known as Contagious Interview, is a North Korean-linked threat actor cluster that traditionally uses fake job interviews to deliver malware.…
StreamSaver.js Used in Earlier SourTrade Activity
StreamSaver.js is an open-source streamed-download library that was used in earlier SourTrade activity tracked through April 30, 2026. The current campaign retains…
Malvertising Campaign SourTrade Uses Browser to Assemble Malware Executable from Pieces
A malvertising operation named SourTrade, active since late 2024, uses victims' browsers to build a Windows executable from components served across multiple…
JSCEAL Stealer Used in TradingView Malvertising Campaign
JSCEAL is a stealer malware tracked by Check Point, identified by Bitdefender in a September 2025 malvertising campaign targeting TradingView users. It…
WeevilProxy Malware Linked to TradingView Malvertising
WeevilProxy is the name used by WithSecure for the stealer malware that Bitdefender identified in a September 2025 malvertising campaign targeting TradingView.…
Variant.DenoSnoop.Marte.1 Loader Detection by Bitdefender
Variant.DenoSnoop.Marte.1 is a loader detection name used by Bitdefender in a September 2025 report on a TradingView malvertising campaign. Confiant's July 2026…