使用Propeller Ads等科技平台的网络犯罪集团Vane Viper通过欺骗性广告在全球散布恶意软件, Vane Viper, a cybercriminal group using adtech platforms like PropellerAds, spread malware globally via deceptive ads, affecting half of Infoblox’s networks.

与AdTech Holding(Ad-Tech Holding)和广告网络PropellerAds(PropellerAds)有联系的Vane Viper被确定为恶意行为者, Cybersecurity firm Infoblox has identified Vane Viper, linked to AdTech Holding and the ad network PropellerAds, as a malicious actor using legitimate adtech platforms to distribute malware and run scams. 该团体活跃了三年多,通过附属程序利用受损网站和欺骗性广告散布恶意内容,由PropellerAds直接向研究人员发送恶意软件。 The group, active for over three years, leverages compromised websites and deceptive ads through affiliate programs to spread malicious content, with PropellerAds directly delivering malware to researchers. Vane Viper在全球范围运作,出现在顶尖领域,一年产生超过万亿个DNS查询,影响一半的Infoblox客户网络。 Vane Viper operates globally, appearing in top domains and generating over a trillion DNS queries in a year, affecting half of Infoblox’s customer networks. 尽管它是一个正常的科技行业,但它积极参与网络犯罪,利用该技术行业的复杂性和成长来逃避侦查。 Though it presents as a normal adtech business, it is an active participant in cybercrime, exploiting the adtech industry’s complexity and growth to evade detection.