Scareware stories
Expired web addresses are becoming a lucrative shortcut to trust and traffic, with one group spending more than USD $7 million.
Browser-based fraud is scaling fast, with Barracuda saying CypherLoc has driven about 2.8 million attacks since the start of 2026.
Cloaking dominates PropellerAds' 2025 safety report as stricter checks drive a 35% rise in blocked campaigns and more account suspensions.
Once harmless web clutter, parked domains now funnel over 90% of visitors to scams, malware and illegal content, Infoblox researchers warn.
Malvertising attacks increased by almost 2000% last year with a surge in redirections to phishing sites and other forms of malware, says RiskIQ.
Security vendor Eset is warning Minecraft fans to cheat with care after discovering 33 Android Minecraft cheat apps packing scareware.
Fake virus warnings are duping users into downloading scareware that installs malware and steals personal data, Symantec warns.
The tsunami warnings issued following the recent Indonesian earthquake are being exploited by malware developers.
