When Google stopped serving DoubleClick Ads on publisher websites last Wednesday, it turns out that more than 55,000 publishers were affected. The sites, which included major websites such as Forbes.com, The Wall Street Journal and The Guardian, caused issues beyond simple ads failing to load, as it seemed to cause some websites to hang as […]
Large Malware Attack on Doubleclick & Zedo Ad Servers
Researchers at Malware Bytes confirmed that a malware attack was served via both Doubleclick and Zedo ad servers. Attacks were noticed by visitors to sites such as last.fm, The Times of Israel and The Jerusalem Post. Ads being served through both Doubleclick and Zedo were involved in the malware distribution under the guise of unpatched […]