Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Feeds
34694 items (30181 unread) in 5 feeds
OpenSource
(5762 unread)
-
SourceForge.net: Front page news
(802 unread)
-
Slashdot: IT (4960 unread)
Security
(11351 unread)
-
Digg / Security (11351 unread)
Linux
(13068 unread)
-
-
Slashdot: Linux (1660 unread)
Slashdot: IT
-
The Next Ad You Click May Be a Virus
Posted: June 16th, 2009, 1:33am CEST by kdawson
Tags: security
Jay notes a Wall Street Journal report about ad networks unintentionally selling empty space to malware loaders (the link is to a syndicating site that doesn't require a subscription to view). The submitter comments: "The labeling of the fake ad sellers as hackers is pretty bogus; there's no hacking involved. Simply sign up for one of these networks, create your fake site, put up another company's creative, and you're good to go." The incidents being reported go back a few months, but the pattern of this criminal activity seems to be coming clear only recently."EWeek.com, a technology news site owned by Ziff Davis Enterprise, in February displayed an ad on its homepage masquerading as a promotion for LaCoste, the shirt maker. The retailer hadn't placed the ad — a hacker had, to direct users to a Web site where harmful programs would be downloaded to their computers, says Stephen Wellman, director of community and content for Ziff Davis."