Security researchers report spike in use of RIG 3.0, a new version of crimeware kit that was recently updated by its author. Some 1.25 million users have been infected, mostly via malicious ads on major websites. Malvertising — where ads are injected with malware unbeknownst to the website owner where the ad runs — is hot. Malvertising increased 260 percent in the first half of this year, according to a new report from RiskIQ. The most number one malvertisement lure is fake Flash updates.”]

