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the war on computation (europe.pub)
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https://infosec.exchange/@ryanc/114901140203859448

i recomend this ancient talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUEvRyemKSg

https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=HUEvRyemKSg

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[–] burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de 22 points 5 days ago

It was sort of a big deal. The forbes malware injection attack by ads was ten years ago. It still ranks as one of the most hilarious 'poetic irony' bits in computer security. I'm sure ads were doing other insidious shit in 2010 that just went unnoticed because it didn't hit security researchers.