the FBI have issued a warning about fraudulent adverts taken out by threat actors and displayed on legitimate search engine requests.
The FBI is warning the public that cyber criminals are using search engine advertisement services to impersonate brands and direct users to malicious sites that host ransomware and steal login credentials and other financial information.
US Federal Bureau of Investigation
It is a quick read and has some useful advice for both consumers and businesses to mitigate this and similar attacks that threat actors will run during busy online shopping seasons:
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