{"id":3646,"date":"2016-12-28T07:18:51","date_gmt":"2016-12-28T15:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/?p=3646"},"modified":"2020-07-15T06:04:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-15T06:04:00","slug":"comcast-still-uses-mitm-javascript-injection-serve-unwanted-ads-messages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/comcast-still-uses-mitm-javascript-injection-serve-unwanted-ads-messages\/","title":{"rendered":"Comcast still uses MITM javascript injection to serve unwanted ads and messages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For years, Comcast and other large telecommunication companies around the world have injected javascript into your web browsing experience to serve advertisements and account notices. Their\u00a0ability to do this stems from their upstream position as your Internet Service Provider (ISP). While Comcast is only currently using their javascript injection ability to serve customer account related information, the same message sending vector could be used to serve phishing expeditions, or other types of attacks. Not to mention that whoever your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/your-isp-is-going-to-spy-on-you-starting-july-12-2012\/\">ISP<\/a> is has access to your browsing history, your search history, your entire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/whole-year-internet-history-reveal-uk-wants-find-without-needing-warrant\/\">internet history<\/a>\u00a0unless you use a VPN. Some, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/att-actually-sells-leads-dea-local-law-enforcement-using-project-hemisphere\/\">AT&amp;T<\/a>, even brazenly sold parts of this information for advertising profit unless you explicitly paid them not to \u2013 a pay-for-privacy scheme.<\/p>\n<h2>A long history of Comcast ads via MITM Javascript injections<\/h2><p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3647\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3647\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/comcast-xfinity-unwanted-popup-ad.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3647\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/comcast-xfinity-unwanted-popup-ad-300x188.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/comcast-xfinity-unwanted-popup-ad-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/comcast-xfinity-unwanted-popup-ad-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/comcast-xfinity-unwanted-popup-ad-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/comcast-xfinity-unwanted-popup-ad-1200x750.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3647\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Comcast Xfinity popup<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><p>The evidence shows that they\u2019ve been doing this since 2014 and earlier. The ISP\u00a0started to inject code onto the screens of millions of devices connected to Xfinity\u00a0via free public wireless hotspots. Because they were free, the practice raised both security and net neutrality concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Charlie Douglas, a spokesperson for Comcast, told <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/tech-policy\/2014\/09\/why-comcasts-javascript-ad-injections-threaten-security-net-neutrality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ars Technica<\/a> why they would continue to inject unwanted ads and messages into their users\u2019 web browsers:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe think it\u2019s a courtesy, and it helps address some concerns that people might not be absolutely sure they\u2019re on a hotspot from Comcast.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Douglas also reiterated that paying\u00a0users wouldn\u2019t receive such injected ads or messages at their home. Or at least that was company policy in 2014. Fast forward over two years later, and company policy\u00a0has clearly changed. Unwanted man-in-the-middle (MITM) code insertion now happens in Xfinity\u00a0connected homes, as well \u2013 a stark reminder that such an attack vector exists. Simply put, this is a centralized vulnerability that could be easily exploited by law enforcement or other nefarious actors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For years, Comcast and other large telecommunication companies around the world have injected javascript into your web browsing experience to serve advertisements and account notices. Their\u00a0ability to do this stems from their upstream position as your Internet Service Provider (ISP). 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