Spotify abused to promote pirated software and game cheats
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from Joker@sh.itjust.works to technology@lemmy.world on 19 Nov 10:41
https://sh.itjust.works/post/28312649
from Joker@sh.itjust.works to technology@lemmy.world on 19 Nov 10:41
https://sh.itjust.works/post/28312649
Spotify playlists and podcasts are being abused to push pirated software, game cheat codes, spam links, and “warez” sites.
By injecting targeted keywords and links in playlist names and podcast descriptions, threat actors may benefit from boosting SEO for their dubious online properties, since Spotify’s web player results appear in search engines like Google.
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“Warez”. That’s a name I’ve not heard for a long time.
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Now let’s bring back astalavista 🤘
With a name like that, they’ll be back.
A long time.
lol
Yeah, this is more funny than anything. Very creative problem-solving on their part.
I enjoy that they’re focusing on ‘promoting pirated software and game cheats’ before talking about malware first.
That’s a very different, more helpful story. “Watch out, Spotify links are being used to distribute malware to your computer.”
Money. They aren’t doing this as part of a ‘peons of the world unite to steal software’ scheme. They’re doing it to generate traffic so they make more ad revenue.
Imagine how much healthier things would be if ads were illegal and using them was punishable by having your business auctioned off and the proceeds going to free legal services for the bottom 50% of society
Spotify’s business model is abusing artists .
Oh! We’re reviving “warez”? Nice!
I’d always pronounced it “where-azz” and I’m not sure I could ever switch to “wares”
My best friend back in the day pronounced it WAR-EZ. It was a constant point of contention between us.
Sounds like your best friend is me! Surprise!
I think War-ez sounds cool
Hah! So I’m not the only one!
Malware is the issue, I don't see any issue with libre content being promoted to the plebs.
If i find out about a piracy site though any means other than word of mouth and my own research, I assume it’s fake and malicious.
TIL game cheats is a category of deplorable that belongs with pirates sofware and warez.
I remember looking on line to unlock game cheats for Saints Row IV specifically to turn off the downstage pixellation effect and found that this was the most common SR4 cheat in use.