The scourge of “malvertising” is nothing new, but the tactic is still so effective that it’s contributing to the rise of investment scams and the spread of new strains of malware.
This is why I recommend everyone uses Firefox + UBlock Origin
Malicious Ads in Search Results Are Driving New Generations of Scams
Submitted 2 weeks ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to technology@lemmy.zip
https://www.wired.com/story/malicious-ads-in-search-results-are-driving-new-generations-of-scams/
Comments
_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
BrikoX@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
That’s why using Firefox who’s owned just became an ad company is a security risk. If you like Gecko or don’t like Blink use any Firefox fork instead.
_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Firefox got bought out? Damn, that’s awful.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
JakenVeina@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
Yup. I literally got caught in one last week. Picked what I thought was the top non-sponsored Google result, when looking for concert tickets. Turns out it WAS a sponsored result, proxy-selling the tickets I was looking for at triple price. I got lucky that my bank was willing to dispute and get the charge reversed.
01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 2 weeks ago
If only there was a way to block ads that wasn’t blacklisted by Google Chrome. This can be added to the long list of things Google did to ruin the internet.