A new 'Nitrogen' initial access malware campaign uses Google and Bing search ads to promote fake software sites that infect unsuspecting users with Cobalt Strike and ransomware payloads.
To take it a step further, the end site that causes the ad to load should also be jointly liable. They are the entity that makes the partnership with the ad network, they are the one benefitting, and they are the one making ads a requirement to use their site. It’s the end site that pushes the requirement for the user to see ads to use their site, and so they should inherit some of the responsibility for ensuring those ads are not harmful.
if you force me to view ads to use your site, then you should be forced to vouche for the integrity of those ads.
Advertisers should be held liable for malware delivered on their platforms. A big reason to block ads is to prevent these types of attacks.
Can we also extend this to ads for scams? Waaay too many people have fallen for scams from Facebook ads and the like.
To take it a step further, the end site that causes the ad to load should also be jointly liable. They are the entity that makes the partnership with the ad network, they are the one benefitting, and they are the one making ads a requirement to use their site. It’s the end site that pushes the requirement for the user to see ads to use their site, and so they should inherit some of the responsibility for ensuring those ads are not harmful.
if you force me to view ads to use your site, then you should be forced to vouche for the integrity of those ads.