Millions of Pornhub users hacked by malware campaign

in #information7 years ago

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For more than a year, hackers have been targeting Pornhub visitors with malware that seeks to track victim’s traffic and personal information, according to a new report.

The so-called malvertising campaign used ads on the porn site, called KovCoreG, would redirect users to a scam site that tricked them to download a browser update. There were variations for Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer. Researchers at cybersecurity firm Proofpoint discovered the malware.

Instead of actually updating the browser, the software actually installed Kovtar, a malware bug that gives hackers access to and tracks the victim’s traffic and personal information. The malware is undetectable to the average user.

Proofpoint shut the attack down easily, but said it was active for over a year, potentially affecting millions of victims primarily in the United States, Canada, the U.K. and Australia.

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