4 Fast Stats — July 2025
June was a banner month for malvertising, unfortunately, with a 2.3X rise in malicious ad tags credited to explosions in prolific phishing redirect StringRipper and just-as-bold newcomer PopCrawler. Yup, seems to be phishing season — and seniors are in threat actors’ sights, with a 3X rise month over month in malvertising targeting them. Click on […]
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 […]