Why scammers want you to allow push notifications
Source: Malwarebytes Labs
At a glance
A website asks you to click “Allow” to start a quiz or read an interesting story. A little later, your device starts warning you about viruses, missed payments, or legal trouble. While every message may look like a new security problem, the cause could be a permission you granted earlier. For scammers, browser push notifications turn a passing visit into something much more valuable: access to your attention after you have left their website. Two investigations—including our own research into deceptive quiz sites and HUMAN Security’s investigation of an operation called Pushpaganda —show how …