Thousands of deceptive ads evade Google's safeguards

Techxplore - Oct 30, 2026

Thousands of deceptive advertisements have slipped through Google's advertising safeguards, exposing internet users to fake virus warnings, misleading software promises and potentially dangerous downloads, according to new research from NYU Tandon and Radboud University in the Netherlands.

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