Kurt 'The CyberGuy' Knutsson warns how you can be scammed by clicking on a false advertisement and how to prevent yourself from becoming a victim.
, the malvertising campaign that has been growing in popularity among scammers creates hundreds of fake websites via the web hosting platform Weebly. The scammers use Weebly to host fake content that looks real so that the ads they place on Google can be validated and approved. Clicking on an ad can potentiallyClicking on an ad can lead you to a fake website where you can be. On the screen is a phone number to call"For help".
The scammers keep an eye out for things that older Americans might search for the most. Some of these terms might include"chicken recipe" or"solitaire," and once those terms are searched, the scammers will push those ads so that they pop up in the search results and hope that the victim will click the first one they see.
The main way they do this is by making their websites look as legitimate as possible. Only the intended target will see the malicious content that the site has, which therefore means that quality checkers will miss what the website is being used for and allow it to be revealed to a larger demographic.
This is possible because of a technique they use that is known as cloaking, which is a way of hiding malicious content from viewers who do not fall within the intended audience. CYBERGUY.COM/NEWSLETTER
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