FBI: Cyber-Criminals Are Purchasing Search Engine Ad Services to Launch Attacks
The FBI warns that cyber-criminals are impersonating brands through purchasing ad services in order to lure users to malicious websites
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Warning is a notification that a security-relevant condition may require attention, such as a newly disclosed vulnerability, suspicious authentication activity, malicious campaign, unsafe configuration, or deceptive message. In security news, the term commonly covers public advisories and threat-intelligence notices as well as operational alerts generated by defensive systems; it does not by itself prove that an attack or compromise has occurred.
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The FBI warns that cyber-criminals are impersonating brands through purchasing ad services in order to lure users to malicious websites
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