Searchers, beware: That Google, Bing or DuckDuckGo ad might be “malvertising” — phishing campaigns and malware hiding behind legit-looking links
So what can you do about scam ads?
It starts with awareness. Many of these attacks are trying to exploit a very common online behavior: looking up a website by name instead of entering its full URL in the address bar. So get in the habit of typing it all out yourself into your browser — instead of typing “citibank login,” type out citi.com in its entirety.I am personally in the habit of not clicking search ads.
Second, I suggested he change his bank password. Bad guys phishing for log-in information is probably the No. 1 risk for most people online. The security mistake many people make is reusing passwords on different sites, apps and services. That’s a problem because if the bad guys get one of your passwords, they will try using it to access your accounts, data and maybe even money elsewhere.
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