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Spy ware marketing campaign exploits Chrome and Safari insects to serve over 1B malicious commercials

eGobbler exploits "obscure" insects in WebKit and Chrome browsers to serve over 1 billion malicious commercials in not up to two months, a brand new analysis has discovered.
eGobbler exploits "obscure" bugs in WebKit and Chrome browsers to serve over 1 billion malicious ads in less than two months, a new research has found.

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Author: Thenextweb

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