L.A. Times spokeswoman Hillary Manning originally told Krebs the problem was caused not by the newsp

L.A. Times spokeswoman Hillary Manning originally told Krebs the problem was caused not by the newspaper, but by a widespread bug in an ad network that had affected many media sites, including TechNewsDaily , earlier this month.
That later proved to be incorrect. After the ad-network problem was ruled out, researchers at Avast who were monitoring the situation continued to see malicious code and browser redirects. Manning admitted to Krebs that the ad issue was a separate and unrelated problem.
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"On February 6th, the Los Angeles Times was made aware that malware was possibly being served by OffersandDeals.latimes.com," the news organization said. "Our forensics team undertook what is now an ongoing investigation and is working closely with the [third-party] vendor to collect omega international travel tickets evidence surrounding the event. To ensure safety, the Offers Deals platform has been rebuilt and further secured."
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