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I was wondering how long this would take. One of the things I've long known as a programmer for the web is that when you let a third party put content on your
by bphogan 11y ago
I was wondering how long this would take.
One of the things I've long known as a programmer for the web is that when you let a third party put content on your web site, you don't have control over what they do.
Whether it's a person entering content and you fail to sanitize it, or pulling in ads from an external network, the end result is that you get something like this eventually.
I don't have a solution, really, because nobody wants to pay for content, so sites have to use ad networks. But I'm surprised this hasn't happened much sooner.
- emodendroket 11y agoWhat are you talking about? This is far from the first time malicious software has been delivered through advertising.
- bphogan 11y agoRansomeware on the NFL or NYT website has been done before?
- emodendroket 11y agoRansomware specifically, no. But malicious software on major, reputable Web sites? Yes.