Malware Menace: Over 100K Websites Infected as Polyfill.io Domain Falls Into Wrong Hands

Beware the polyfill.io switcheroo! Over 100,000 websites got a malware makeover after a Chinese group snagged the domain. Devs are in a code-red scramble to purge the treacherous JavaScript before their sites serve up more than vintage compatibility.

Published: Added: June 25, 2024 at 5:48 pmAssembled by: J J
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Remember the good old days when the worst thing a browser did was crash? Now, with over 100K websites serving malware like it's a Black Friday sale, thanks to the polyfill.io domain going rogue, web developers everywhere are having more trust issues than a cat at a dog park.

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