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The Forbes 30 Under 30 list came out this week and it featured a prominent security researcher. Other researchers were pleased to see one of their own getting positive attention, and visited the site in droves to view the list.
On arrival, like a growing number of websites, Forbes asked readers to turn off ad blockers in order to view the article. After doing so, visitors were immediately served with pop-under malware, primed to infect their computers, and likely silently steal passwords, personal data and banking information. Or, as is popular worldwide with these malware "exploit kits," lock up their hard drives in exchange for Bitcoin ransom. The exploit used was a version of hackenfreude.
Forbes has recently taken some flack from Soylent News readers for its heavy-handed approach to ad blockers.
(Score: 2) by Nerdfest on Sunday January 10 2016, @03:11PM
Not a big loss in this case either. They're pretty much just an Apple advertising site when it comes to tech for the last couple of years.
(Score: 1, Redundant) by frojack on Sunday January 10 2016, @07:22PM
You've seen ads on Forbes? You're doing it wrong.
No, you are mistaken. I've always had this sig.
(Score: 2) by Nerdfest on Sunday January 10 2016, @09:29PM
I run ad and script blockers. I'm referring to their 'content'. The Verge is even worse.
(Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Sunday January 10 2016, @10:38PM
Yeah, the content is the ad. It's the print equivalent of product placements on TV or in film.
FWIW, the same is rapidly becoming true of a lot of online apps/sites, too. I uninstalled Flipboard on my phone when the ratio of product placements to actual articles exceeded 50%.
Washington DC delenda est.