And they wonder why we block ads
New Nitrogen malware pushed via Google Ads for ransomware attacks
Submitted 1 year ago by TheBat@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world
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fence_prude@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Crisps@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It’s about time the ad hosts, like google and Facebook, are found liable for all this nonsense in a class action.
TipRing@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Advertisers should be held liable for malware delivered on their platforms. A big reason to block ads is to prevent these types of attacks.
MeaanBeaan@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Can we also extend this to ads for scams? Waaay too many people have fallen for scams from Facebook ads and the like.
krayj@lemmy.world 1 year ago
To take it a step further, the end site that causes the ad to load should also be jointly liable. It’s the end site that pushes the requirement for the user to see ads to use their site, and so they should take some of the responsibility for ensuring those ads are not harmful.
Jaysyn@kbin.social 1 year ago
Blocking ad networks at the router wins again.
obinice@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Phew, good thing we block all ads, etc, then.
My PiHole lost is over 7.5 million domains, it’s a beast. I love the people that make that software!!
EyesEyesBaby@lemmy.world 1 year ago
More isnt necessarily better though
ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
My pihole also blocks an absolute fuckton of stuff, and yes, more is better with the type of granular control you get with it.
Because you can manually go in and whitelist/unblock stuff, or just disable blocking entirely, if you want to view it and it’s blocked. It’s a conscious decision to do so, but it’s definitely an option, and a pretty easy one at that, especially if you have a mobile app interface.
For example, I have the Roku domain blocked so my TVs can’t serve ads or call home all the damn time, but I need to unblock it once every 3-4 months or so to update apps and firmware.
flop_leash_973@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Stories like this really make me wish there was a viable mobile OS not connected to Google or Apple either directly or by way of them being the ultimate maintainer so I could cut such things out if my life completely.
It just doesn’t sit right with me that Android is the only mobile OS that really allows me the most flexibility to avoid such things, yet it is ultimately controlled by Google.
iOS seems like getting around some of the arthritis problems in your left hand by amputating the hand out right.
NightOwl@lemmy.one 1 year ago
I keep hoping for Linux mobile. Windows 11 runs Android apps, so a Linux mobile OS that runs Android apps would be a dream.
flop_leash_973@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I bought a Pinephone a year or so back hoping I could “make do” with it. But that project is still falls dreadfully short of anything beyond a curiosity to play with.
lolcatnip@reddthat.com 1 year ago
Good news! It exists! It’s called Android.
bappity@lemmy.world 1 year ago
boy am I glad to use Firefox and uBlock Origin 😁👍
Bobert@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Mark my words, this is going to become more common. When corporations become as large as nation-states they will begin to act like nation-states.
Oh, you got malware from our ads? Well if we could implement our Web Integrity API we could easily verify, and track any ads and prevent this. It’s all about security and think of how much better your security would be if we could prevent this!
ICastFist@programming.dev 1 year ago
When corporations become as large as nation-states
They may not be in terms of people, but many sure as hell are already bigger in terms of money than a LOT of countries. Not to mention how Microsoft alone is the “glue” holding together a fuckload of different govt’s computer systems.
grue@lemmy.world 1 year ago
When corporations become as large as nation-states they will begin to act like nation-states.
This is why all the infighting between “government is bad” libertarians and “corporations are bad” socialists is missing the point. In reality, it’s simply very large organizations of any type that are bad.
Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org 1 year ago
Despite the fact that I haven’t used Google for a long time, and I don’t download that software, my refusal to click ads even if they are for the exact site I need is finally paying off
gornar@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Sure is weird that Google wants to get rid of adblocking with its WEI spec for “security” purposes…while delivering malware via ads!
ZILtoid1991@kbin.social 1 year ago
This means any attempt to kill adblockers is a serious security risk, while google even trying to force it into other browsers through that web integrity stuff.
livie@iusearchlinux.fyi 1 year ago
I’m very mildly shocked that “another fake download site exists and is being shown to people through ads” still makes the news. Feel like you should at least need to pass the bar of installing without several instances of user input before it’d be news-worthy.
Dran_Arcana@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I think it’s particularly newsworthy in the context of Chromium’s web environment integrity push. Adblocking is basic security for a lot of people who support non-savvy users who otherwise may go through these several instances of user input.
dan1101@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Google wants even more than billions of dollars in ad revenue but can’t or won’t properly curate their ads. If you’re too big to control your content then you’re too big as a company. But I suspect they just don’t want to pay people to curate the ads.
Zeth0s@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Title incomplete, also via bing search ads
kitonthenet@kbin.social 1 year ago
Oh cool another reason why everyone should hate googles ad service!
Rognaut@kbin.social 1 year ago
Pi-hole to the rescue!
TheBat@lemmy.world 1 year ago
And google is trying to force as many as ads down our throats as possible.
Fuck Google.
BallShapedMan@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I’m nostalgic for the day when Google was the good company. A few years before “alphabet” you could see the change coming and since “alphabet” they are worse every year.
bassomitron@lemmy.world 1 year ago
They never were the “good company,” in my opinion. We were just naive and ignorant of what they were up to.
rehabdoll@lemmy.world 1 year ago
… and attempting to kill adblockers!
bh11235@infosec.pub 1 year ago
In the future your browser will be able to remotely attest that you have no viable security solution to block the infection and no working backups as a condition for being served these malicious ads, increasing the ad value since they can now be more precisely targeted
starman@programming.dev 1 year ago
Fuck Google