Been a week or 2 since we had a new Yahoo thread... (server, click)

[NHDave]

So here's a good one.

Malware strikes thousands of Yahoo users via poisoned adverts

[old_cold]

Although I am always amazed that anybody clicks on ads I will say that having those ads on top of the mail list does increase the chances of clicking on one for people that routinely delete .

[AlanCol]

I am regular user of the Yahoo groups but the recent changes were just absurd. They called this *update* but it became harder to use, especially for new people.

[NHDave]

An update

Bitcoin-mining linked to malware spread by Yahoo ads

[NHDave]

Yahoo says malware attack farther reaching than thought | Security & Privacy - CNET News

[maus]

Yahoo has cut its own staff so much in recent years, my guess is no one is adequately "manning the ships" on the backend (their large collections of servers). Sadly, I find this attack vector nothing shocking. I guess some people do click on such ads, but I do not and tend to keep them blocked with ad blocker in my browser.