Google is under pressure to counter a rise in malicious advertising (malvertising) in the year ahead, following a major surge of the activity seen in 2021. Criminals have used search ads to disseminate malware by posing as familiar software, such as video conferencing tool Zoom. The scale of the issue means that using an ad blocker has become necessary for safe browsing, according to experts.

Adobe Data Breach Allegedly Exposes 13 Million Support Tickets
A threat actor known as “Mr. Raccoon” claims to have breached Adobe, stealing a massive amount of sensitive data. According to a report by International


