EPISODE · Apr 26, 2019 · 8 MIN
GoDaddy Takes Down 15,000 Spammy 'Snake Oil' Subdomains
from Security, Spoken · host WIRED
You’ve seen the ads in your email or online: Celebrities supposedly hawking miracle weight loss cures or galaxy brain supplements. They’re at this point endemic to the web, as deeply ingrained as hashtags and puppies. But even though plenty of people fall for them, no one ever really does anything about it. Of all the security threats online, spam ranks pretty low on the priority list. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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You’ve seen the ads in your email or online: Celebrities supposedly hawking miracle weight loss cures or galaxy brain supplements. They’re at this point endemic to the web, as deeply ingrained as hashtags and puppies. But even though plenty of people fall for them, no one ever really does anything about it. Of all the security threats online, spam ranks pretty low on the priority list. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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