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I went to log in to my yahoo mail account and I noticed that one of the websites loading in the bottom bar of my browser was Akamai.net
I did a Google search on Akamai.net and they didn't get much positive feedback from people. There were mentions about firewalls detecting it. And then according to people leaving feedback on Siteadvisor they are known for spam, viruses, browser exploits, etc. One person said after coming into contact with this Akamai.net that they got hacked.
So as if I'm not scared enough I go to American Express' website and guess what the secure lock encryption thing says? Verified by Akamai Technologies Inc. Now I'm really really scared. This company which isn't getting positive feedback and is being associated with internet dangers happens to be on my credit card page? Now I'm scared that my browser has been hijacked or I've been hacked.
What the heck is going on? I know I can be paranoid sometimes but this Akamai according to others is something you don't want! And to top this all off I've noticed some strange issues when browsing. Just when I think I've gotten it together with my computer something always has to get to me.
I did a Google search on Akamai.net and they didn't get much positive feedback from people. There were mentions about firewalls detecting it. And then according to people leaving feedback on Siteadvisor they are known for spam, viruses, browser exploits, etc. One person said after coming into contact with this Akamai.net that they got hacked.
So as if I'm not scared enough I go to American Express' website and guess what the secure lock encryption thing says? Verified by Akamai Technologies Inc. Now I'm really really scared. This company which isn't getting positive feedback and is being associated with internet dangers happens to be on my credit card page? Now I'm scared that my browser has been hijacked or I've been hacked.
What the heck is going on? I know I can be paranoid sometimes but this Akamai according to others is something you don't want! And to top this all off I've noticed some strange issues when browsing. Just when I think I've gotten it together with my computer something always has to get to me.