Spotify ads slipped malware onto PCs and Macs

Macworld
Oct 6, 2016, 10:27 am650 pts
Spotify's ads crossed from nuisance over to outright nasty this week, after the music service’s advertising started serving up malware to users on Wednesday. The malware was able to automatically launch browser tabs on Windows and Mac PCs, according to complaints that surfaced online. As is typical for this…

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