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Google disrupts the Glupteba botnet

Security Affairs

The blockchain-enabled botnet has been active since at least 2011, researchers estimate that the Glupteba botnet is currently composed of more than 1 million Windows PCs around the world. For example, users who click on a link looking to download a free game instead unknowingly download and install Glupteba malware.”

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This Is What Happens When Context Is Lost.

John Battelle's Searchblog

Facebook and Google’s advertising infrastructure is one of humanity’s most marvelous creations. Well, let’s pull back and consider how these two tech giants execute their core business model, which of course is advertising. In the beginning (OK, let’s just say before the year 2000), advertising was a pretty simple business.

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This Is What Happens When Context Is Lost.

John Battelle's Searchblog

Facebook and Google’s advertising infrastructure is one of humanity’s most marvelous creations. Well, let’s pull back and consider how these two tech giants execute their core business model, which of course is advertising. In the beginning (OK, let’s just say before the year 2000), advertising was a pretty simple business.

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This Is What Happens When Context Is Lost.

John Battelle's Searchblog

Facebook and Google’s advertising infrastructure is one of humanity’s most marvelous creations. Well, let’s pull back and consider how these two tech giants execute their core business model, which of course is advertising. In the beginning (OK, let’s just say before the year 2000), advertising was a pretty simple business.