Combatting the Rising Trend of Targeted Ransomware

Since the onset of the new year, GeoEdge’s security team has witnessed a growing number of new and sophisticated forms of obfuscated malvertising attacks. GeoEdge has uncovered the ‘Impostor’ ransomware scam impersonating local police authorities and capitalizing on fear to defraud users. This report deconstructs the malicious Impostor campaign and provides insight into protecting your site against ransomware and tightening control over the creative that hits your site.