Lanky_Pomegranate530@midwest.socialM to

Cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months ago

IT pros targeted with malicious Google ads for PuTTY, FileZilla - Help Net Security

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IT pros targeted with malicious Google ads for PuTTY, FileZilla - Help Net Security

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Lanky_Pomegranate530@midwest.socialM to

Cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months ago

An ongoing malvertising campaign is targeting IT administrators looking to download system utilities such as PuTTY and FileZilla.

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Software comes from a repository, even on Windows these days, who is bothering to download exes when there is winget

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