Gizmodo duped by virus ad, apologizes
Popular US gadget blog Gizmodo apologized to its readers on Tuesday after being duped by malware masquerading as an advertisement.
"Guys, I'm really sorry but we had some malware running on our site in ad boxes for a little while last week on Suzuki ads," Gizmodo editorial director Brian Lam said in a message at Gizmodo.com. "They somehow fooled our ad sales team through an elaborate scam," he said. "It's taken care of now, and only a few people should have been affected, but this isn't something we take lightly as writers, editors and tech geeks.
"Be careful, load up some antivirus and make sure your system is clean," Lam advised. The New York Times website recently fell victim to a similar attack in which users who clicked on a pop-up box were directed to go to a site that claimed to offer anti-virus software.
