Collaborate Disseminate
“forbesbusinessinsider.com?” Names like that sound close enough to real news domains to pass, but bots are the only ones visiting. Continue reading Ad fraud: Fake local news sites are rolling in the dough
The eGobbler malvertising threat actor has made a return, this time exploiting a WebKit vulnerability used primarily by iPhone’s Safari browser. Security researchers from Confiant estimate up to 1.16 billion impressions have been compromised sinc… Continue reading eGobbler infects more than 1 billion ads in worldwide campaign
You’re listening to the Shared Security Podcast, exploring the trust you put in people, apps, and technology…with your host, Tom Eston. In episode 88 for September 30th 2019: DoorDash announces a data breach affecting 4.9 million people, re… Continue reading DoorDash Data Breach, Voice Assistant Privacy Changes, Limiting Ad Tracking
A (so far) unreleased Surface ad compares the Surface Laptop 2 with a MacBook Air. And it might just be the lamest thing Microsoft has done in a long time.
The post Microsoft Made a REALLY Lame Surface Ad Comparing It With the MacBook appeared first o… Continue reading Microsoft Made a REALLY Lame Surface Ad Comparing It With the MacBook
Apple thinks it has come up with a way for advertisers to track how well their ads are doing without compromising user privacy. Continue reading Safari test points to a future with tracker-free ads
On Thursday, the Department of Housing and Urban Development charged Facebook with violating the Fair Housing Act. Continue reading Facebook Charged for Discriminatory Housing Ads by Department of Housing and Urban Development
The booming industry of spyware to spy on romantic partners doesn’t exist in a vacuum: Companies need financial and tech giants to process their payments and advertise their wares. Continue reading PayPal Processes Payments for ‘Stalkerware’ Software Sold to Abusive Partners
Beginning July 9, 2019, Chrome web browsers worldwide will expand user protections and stop showing disruptive and potentially harmful ads. The safeguards are in place for North America and Europe, but will expand globally come summer. Google’s p… Continue reading Google to ban harmful, intrusive web ads globally starting July 9
It is technically pretty simple to disable those pop ups, but many ad blocker plugins choose to let them live. Continue reading Why Your Ad Blocker Doesn’t Block Those ‘Please Turn Off Your Ad Blocker’ Popups
Typically, adblockers are able to counter Facebook’s updates within a matter of days, but the latest was a more substantial undertaking. Continue reading Facebook’s Arms Race with Adblockers Continues to Escalate