Summer of StringRipper: Phishing Attack Scorches Digital Media Ecosystem
As extreme temperatures scalded the US and other parts of the globe in June, a highly evasive malvertising threat was bringing the heat to the digital media ecosystem. StringRipper phishing redirects exploded in June 2025, growing 15X month over month and becoming one of the most prolific attacks ever identified by The Media Trust. StringRipper […]
CYA 2025: Open Web at a Precipice
From the executive summary of CYA 2025: Digital Media Under Assault As consumers flocked to news and political websites for the latest updates on the 2024 US presidential election, the phishers flooded the ad pipes to meet them. The Media Trust’s real-time threat prevention script, Media Filter, blocked a stunning amount of malvertising starting in […]