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Azure domains and Google abused to spread disinformation and malware

ID: 9f6424f5-4c88-557f-a017-50bbe03aecdd

STIX ID: report--9f6424f5-4c88-557f-a017-50bbe03aecdd

Feed Name: Bleeping Computer

Threat Score
55/100

Date Published: 2024-08-17

Date Updated: 2026-04-20

Author: Ax Sharma

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A disinformation and malvertising campaign is polluting Google search results and Android "new info related to" notifications by hosting fake celebrity 'health' articles on Microsoft Azure, OVH, and other cloud storage domains; those pages redirect users via ad scripts and obfuscated JavaScript to sites that push malicious Chrome extensions, fake antivirus alerts, malware, and spam. The report lists numerous example URLs and advises users to avoid such search results and domains.

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