Google Responds to DoubleClick Malware Problem
After discovering that its DoubleClick ads were being hijacked to distribute malware, Google conducted research to find out the scale of the problem and come up with a solution.
There is plenty of malice surrounding the online ad industry. Whether it’s underhanded advertising practices or malware, scams put consumers at risk. Last month, Ars Technica reported that Google’s DoubleClick ad service was being hijacked to distribute malware. Google responded with official research from the University of California, Berkeley and University of California, Santa Barbara on the scale of the problem, and how the company is trying to combat this malware.
Google states in a blog post about the research:
Ad injectors’ businesses are built on a tangled web of different players in the online advertising economy.
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