Security experts at Malwarebytes claim that hackers have been using Google Ads to post adverts that trick Mac users into downloading pirated versions of the Safari and Chrome browsers. Users will see that their outdated browsers need to be upgraded because they have expired. Upon clicking the download notification, the user will be sent to a phony download page. People may mistakenly believe that this is a secure website since the look of the page closely resembles that of the official one. The Trojan will be loaded after it has been downloaded.
A scam update webpage shows up in Chrome and Safari; a security firm advises against clicking on it.Photo reproduced from Pixabay
It will request permission for "File Full Control" from the user when they launch it. In the event that this option is chosen, the browser will compress the user's personal information into a file and return it to the hacker, warning users to exercise caution. This technique is akin to the popular "phishing attacks" on the Windows platform.
A scam update webpage shows up in Chrome and Safari; a security firm advises against clicking on it.Photo reproduced from Pixabay
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Furthermore, the ranking of the most popular passwords for 2023 was just released by the password management business "NordPass." The top 20 include "admin", "123456", "a123456", "12345678", "1qaz2wsx", "123456a", and "janejane123" ", "password", "a123456789", "abc123", "123456789", "88888888", "888888", "000000", "q123456", "111111", "UNKNOWN", "asdasd", "Aladdin66", "david221". Hackers may quickly crack passwords that are very popular, thus users are encouraged to change them as soon as possible.
