Browser push notification scams triple in 2019

guest · Nov 25, 2019

Browser push notification scams triple in 2019
November 25, 2019
https://betanews.com/2019/11/25/browser-push-notifications-triple/

Fraudulent browser push notifications as a means of delivering phishing and advertising are becoming more common, up from 1.7 million in January to 5.5 million in September this year according to the latest Kaspersky research.
Push notifications were introduced several years ago as a useful tool to keep site visitors informed with regular updates, but today are often used to bombard people with unsolicited advertisements or encourage them to download malicious software.

The least harmful options are clickbait ads on sensitive social topics, while others include scam notifications -- like lottery wins, offers of money in exchange for completing a survey or similar.
User consent is need to start sending notifications, but attackers are using a variety of tricks to get people to sign up for subscriptions.

"We have seen a rise in push notifications being abused, as attackers continue to creatively adapt new technologies in order to trick users," says Artemy Ovchinnikov, security researcher at Kaspersky. "Because this feature is so widespread and easy to take advantage of through social engineering schemes, we have seen a rapid growth in the number of affected users. [...]"
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