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Malvertising Scheme targets baleful ads on Yandex.Direct

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Yandex.Direct Compromised with Malvertising Attack   Cyber Crooks have recently been reported to exploit Yandex.Direct, a Russian Online Marketing Service via a malign advertising campaign. This  Malvertising scheme  is supplying malevolent ads & targeting a large number of Russian accountants with the sole motive of transmitting Ransomware &  Banking Trojans  to them. This colossal  Malvertising Attack  is propagating a plethora of malware that has specifically been designed to encipher user’s data & whip  Cryptocurrency . Cyber Security analysts from ESET, an IT Security Company headquartered in Slovakia, have found around 6 malware agendas associated with this ongoing  Malvertising scheme.  From the past few months the hacking group is targeting Russian organizations & using two renowned backdoors namely- Buhtrap & RTM along with Cryptocurrency Stealers &  Ransomware . The  Malvert...