fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago384,000 sites pull code from sketchy code library recently bought by Chinese firm | Ars Technicaarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up154arrow-down14cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareTechnus@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·4 months ago […] code hosted on the polyfill domain had been changed to redirect users to adult- and gambling-themed websites. I wonder if the intent was to actually send users to these sites, or to generate bogus clicks on ad links. Seems like a lot of effort to go through just to drive a little extra traffic to some random porn sites.
I wonder if the intent was to actually send users to these sites, or to generate bogus clicks on ad links.
Seems like a lot of effort to go through just to drive a little extra traffic to some random porn sites.