Cybercriminals have shifted their tactics, abandoning clumsy email attachments in favor of “malicious advertising” or “malvertising.” They now create deceptive websites designed to rank highly in Google searches, luring victims to click the top, ad-supported link. Unsuspecting users then unknowingly land on websites completely controlled by the cybercriminals.
We are starting to see people get attacked when they go looking for something that isn’t exactly legal. This has been a long time tactic. That’s becoming more prevalent now. Let’s say you wanna watch football game or some other type of sports event that’s out of market and you start fishing around the Internet looking for a way to watch it. That’s a great way to download one of these malicious pieces of software that could hack your Mac.
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