It seems like a notable method and if it's reasonably possible, it could be really devastating for internet advertising as a whole. I was wondering how they could have made this happen, in general terms, and what information they could have actually collected. I was curious about how this hack works, I know following ads and clicking on them is a common way to put malware on a computer but from the article I was reading it sounded like they made the website itself take the information without making people click on the advertisement itself. They were active for about a year before they were caught, taking millions of users information. So I just heard about a hack that occured a few years ago, either 2016 or 2017, where a hacker group "abused" Traffic Junky's advertising system in order to put malicious advertisements on websites. Play nice, support each other and encourage learning. We are not tech support, these posts should be kept on /r/techsupportĭon't be a dick. Low-effort content will be removed at moderator discretion from security firms/pen testing companies is allowed within the confines of site-wide rules on self promotion found here, but will otherwise be considered spam. Spam is strictly forbidden and will result in a ban. Sharing of personal data is forbidden - no doxxing or IP dumping No "I got hacked" posts unless it's an interesting post-mortem of a unique attack. "How does HSTS prevent SSL stripping?" is a good question. Intermediate questions are welcomed - e.g.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |