Forbes shows why people need adblockers
 

Online publishing outfit Forbes shamed its viewers into switching off their ad-blockers and then infected them with malware when they did.

For a long time we have said that publishing outfits were their own worst enemy when it came to advertising. Often making a site unusable with adverts that dominated too much. But Forbes appeared to take the Michael when it came to that.

The Forbes 30 Under 30 list came out this week. On reader’s arrival, Forbes asked readers to turn off ad blockers in order to view the article. After doing so, visitors were served with pop-under malware, primed to infect their computers, and likely silently steal passwords, personal data and banking information.

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