Why does Yahoo have shady links on their front page

Why in the world would Yahoo allow such a thing

   

  Today, While doing what I do everyday, I came across an article on Yahoo's page about a ship that was lost 90 years ago, that has now just returned. It has a picture of an old pirate ship, so I was instantly hooked. Of course I clicked the link, that is on Yahoo's Front page labeled as sponsored.
 It looks a little something like this. Be very careful do not click on the image.

This is a scam or hack of some sort.






 I can not for the life of me figure out why, This hasn't been taken down from their page, or why it was allowed here.
  As soon as the link is clicked you are redirected to a scam banner. Then the pop-ups come piling in one after another.

   How many people does Yahoo have working for them.. By the looks of their office, I'd say more than enough to fix this issue.  I mean don't get me wrong, I have missed plenty of bad links and such on my sites.  However I am just one person with a lot on my plate. I don't have a whole team working for me, Nor do I have the layers of security that they have.  This is why I find it so surprising that this is even an issue to be dealing with.


I tried to contact Yahoo to inform them of this issue, I did not have any luck doing so. Which is why I am sending this blog out at the moment. I don't want to harm Yahoo's credit in any way.  Nor am I hear to bash them, For we have all made mistakes.  My only intentions is to keep you guys from having the same issues as I. Don't get stuck with 2 hours of debugging your system.
 Just stay away from the old ship and its sponsored ad.



   Don't get me wrong, I still have much respect for Yahoo and the work they do. With that said, I do believe that this is one person that will be making the switch to Google, even though I still will have that special place in my heart for my first real search engine Yahoo...
 For now so long old friend,
You served me well, You pointed me in the directions that I needed, and You were always there. It has been real, and it has been fun, Tho it wasn't always real fun. We laughed, and we cried, we both have grown, now it's time that I move on.. So Long.




    Thank you guys as always. We really do enjoy doing what we do. We couldn't do what we do if it wasn't for you guys.. Remember to always be stilllivin4now and stay safe....
                                                                                                         Jesse Goodman
Owner/Operator
Goodman Candles and Crafts
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