Malvertising Campaign ‘Tag Barnakle’ Infected 120 Ad Servers

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First discovered a year ago, malvertising campaign Tag Barnakle has infected over 120 ad servers to insert malicious code into ads.

Stein says that while last year Tag Barnakle had targeted users of desktop browsers with redirects to malware download sites, over the past year, the gang has switched to going after mobile users and redirecting them to online scams peddling various scammy products.

Check It Out: Malvertising Campaign ‘Tag Barnakle’ Infected 120 Ad Servers

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