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SILENTFADE a long-running malware campaign targeted Facebook AD platform

Security Affairs

The attackers primarily ran malicious ad campaigns, often in the form of advertising pharmaceutical pills and spam with fake celebrity endorsements.” Cookies are more valuable than passwords because they contain session tokens, which are post-authentication tokens.

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Mobile Malware: Threats and Solutions

eSecurity Planet

is a type of malware that will encrypt a user’s data and hold it for “ransom” until the attacker is paid. Authentication attacks : Many different types of authentication attacks aim to steal user credentials or trick users into inputting their credentials into a fraudulent web page or app. Educating employees on mobile threats.