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Security researchers have recorded less black hat search engine optimization (BHSEO) activity this year because of the efforts made by search engines to block such attacks.BHSEO, otherwise known as search result poisoning, is a term that refers to the techniques used to push malicious pages at the top of search resul... |
29 August 2011
14:36 GMT |
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Thousands of hacked WordPress blogs have been used in a recent black hat search engine optimization (BHSEO) campaign on Google Images that directed victims to scareware.Denis Sinegubko, the creator of the Unmask Parasites website scanner has managed to locate doorway pages associated with this attack hosted on 4,358 ... |
9 August 2011
10:58 GMT |
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Security researchers warn that cyber criminals are exploiting people's interest into Pottermore, the Harry Potter fan website scheduled to open later this year.Pottermore is expected to sell Harry Potter e-books and audio books, as well as provide fans with additional content including interactive experiences.Th... |
5 August 2011
10:51 GMT |
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Security researchers from antivirus vendor Trend Micro warn that searching for Apple's upcoming iCloud service can lead to scareware websites.iCloud is a new platform announced by Apple earlier this month that is set replace a series of services the company currently offers and bring new ones as well.There'... |
23 June 2011
04:52 GMT |
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Security researchers are concerned that a new Google Chrome feature called Instant Pages might enhance exploitation attacks.In an attempt to make the web experience faster, Chrome will load the content behind top search result links in the background. In this way, when the user clicks on that link, the page loads alm... |
16 June 2011
12:58 GMT |
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Security researchers from cloud security provider Zscaler have come across a Google News black hat SEO campaign which uses numerous co.tv rogue domains.The targeted keywords are related to actor Laurence Fishburne's departure from the popular CSI TV series. Most people remember Fishburne as Morpheus from The Mat... |
11 June 2011
07:19 GMT |
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Scareware distributors are exploiting the search traffic generated by Google's anniversary doodles to infect users with fake antivirus programs.Google has made a habit of honoring different individuals or celebrating various holidays by changing their logo with graphics drawn specifically for that occasion which... |
13 May 2011
13:30 GMT |
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Security researchers warn that Google Image searches for president Obama's birth certificate have been poisoned with malicious links that lead users to scareware.This new black hat SEO campaign was prompted by the White House's decision to release President Barack Obama's long-form birth certificate in... |
28 April 2011
13:42 GMT |
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Security researchers warn that searching for terms related to the upcoming royal wedding carries a risk of scareware infection because the results are poisoned with malicious links.The Royal Wedding of Prince William, the second in line of succession to the British Throne, and Kate Middleton, is scheduled to take pla... |
21 April 2011
05:32 GMT |
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Security researchers warn that searching for pictures of Russian space pioneer Yuri Gagarin on Google Images can lead to scareware pages.Apparently cyber criminals have been engaging in a so-called black hat SEO campaign since April 12, when the world celebrated Yuri's Night to commemorate space exploration.The ... |
14 April 2011
09:31 GMT |
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Security researchers from GFI Software warn that black hat SEO attacks poisoning search results related to Easter have already begun, even though the holiday is still a month away.The rogue links were spotted when searching for Easter printable cards and most of them pointed to domains in the .pl zone.Black hat SEO a... |
23 March 2011
06:20 GMT |
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Security researchers advise users to exercise caution when searching for information about the massive earthquake and tsunami waves that hit Japan, because they might end up on scareware pages.The Internet is abuzz with updates on the devastating effects of the 8.9-magnitude earthquake that hit today 130 kilometers o... |
11 March 2011
08:58 GMT |
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Spammers have exploited a cPanel vulnerability at a hosting company in order to abuse high profile domains belonging to educational, financial and public institutions.The compromises began in April 2010 at Hostmonster, an Utah-based hosting company owned by Bluehost, and lasted until earlier this monthBluehost co-fou... |
17 January 2011
01:30 GMT |
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Google has introduced a new type of search result notification that warns users about links to websites showing signs of possible compromise. The warning reads "This site may be compromised" and is different than the "This site may harm your computer" one that has existed for some years now. The latter is displayed... |
18 December 2010
04:16 GMT |
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Security researchers warn that Google Images search results for Mono Lake, the home of a newly discovered bacteria that could change scientific perceptions of how life evolves, have been poisoned with malicious links.Located in Mono County, California, Mono Lake is 760,000 years old and is known for its high salt and... |
6 December 2010
14:39 GMT |
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Scareware pushers have poisoned search results related to the North and South Korean cross-border clash at Yeonpyeong with malicious links.Earlier today, North Korea fired artillery shells that hit the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong. The South returned fire with K-9 howitzers.After exchanging two rounds of shells ... |
23 November 2010
11:55 GMT |
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Security researchers warn of a new black hat search engine optimization (BHSEO) campaign, which poisons search results for free printable holiday cards with malicious links.With the holiday season approaching, people are increasingly scouring the Internet for ideas of greeting cards they can send to their family and ... |
5 November 2010
14:46 GMT |
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Security researchers from Panda Security warn that malware pushers have poisoned the search results for numerous Halloween-related keywords with malicious links.Halloween is only a few days away and, as we estimated a week ago, the attacks targeting this holiday are intensifying.Some of the most popular Halloween sea... |
27 October 2010
13:49 GMT |
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Security researchers warn that scammers are trying to exploit people's interest into the new Halo Reach game in a variety of ways.Firs of all, there seem to be a lot of phishing attacks targeting XBox Live accounts on the official Halo forums, which are maintained by the game's developer over at Bungie.net.... |
24 September 2010
12:30 GMT |
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A new variant of the SMS trojan for Android-based devices is being distributed through poisoned search results as an adult content video player.Early last month Kaspersky Lab discovered a trojan packaged as an .APK application for the Android smartphone operating system, which sent SMS messages to premium rate number... |
9 September 2010
10:12 GMT |
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Security researchers from Panda have intercepted a new black hat search engine optimization (BHSEO) campaign, which poisons search results related to teen pop star Justin Bieber with malicious links.Unlike most such attacks, which abuse current events and other subjects attracting considerable Internet search engine... |
18 August 2010
10:40 GMT |
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Security researchers warn that an on-going black hat search engine optimization (BHSEO) campaign has poisoned search results related to Chelsea Clinton with links leading to scareware scams. Searching for information about her new husband, Marc Mezvinsky, caries similar risks.Chelsea Clinton is the daughter of former... |
3 August 2010
09:19 GMT |
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Security researchers from antivirus vendor Panda Security warn of a new black hat search engine optimization (BHSEO) campaign that targets users interested in finding information related to Mexican actress Fernanda Romero. The poisoned search results lead to websites pushing fake antivirus programs.Back in April Fern... |
16 July 2010
09:30 GMT |
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Security researchers from Trend Micro warn of an increase in black hat search engine optimization campaigns that use fake YouTube pages and Flash Player updates to trick users into installing malware on their computers. Poisoned search results were detected for queries mentioning Teresa Guidice, Holly Davidson, the B... |
15 July 2010
06:37 GMT |
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Security researchers warn of an ongoing black hat search engine optimization (BHSEO) campaign targeting people searching for photos of Raoul Moat, a man who is currently hunted by British police. The attack affects results in Google Images, which have been poisoned to direct users to malware pushing websites.UK autho... |
8 July 2010
05:56 GMT |
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Users looking for information about the new Twilight Eclipse movie are advised to treat the search results with extreme care, as they might lead to malicious websites. The black hat search engine optimization (BHSEO) campaigns have been so successful that for some Eclipse-related keywords over half of the results are... |
1 July 2010
07:41 GMT |
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Security researchers from Trend Micro warn that a new spam campaign circulating on Twitter attempts to infect users with backdoors. The attacks make use of black hat search engine optimization techniques specifically adapted for the micro-blogging platform."Over the past two weeks, several Twitter accounts were creat... |
30 June 2010
06:57 GMT |
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A false positive (FP) malware detection incident, which affected McAfee customers yesterday, is being exploited by cybercrooks to spread scareware. A black hat search engine optimization (BHSEO) campaign that poisoned search results related to the unfortunate event has been observed.On April 21, 2010, a malware defin... |
22 April 2010
09:43 GMT |
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Security researchers warn that search results for this year's Oscars winners are riddled with malicious links leading to scareware. This comes after search results for the award ceremony's date and time were heavily poisoned yesterday.
An online battle for who gets to profit from Oscars-related news the mo... |
8 March 2010
11:33 GMT |
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Security researchers warn that scareware distributors are exploiting yet another tragedy in order to earn some money. People searching the Web for news of Tilikum, an orca that killed a trainer during a live show two days ago, are likely to encounter malicious URLs.On February 24, at the end of a show at SeaWorld Orl... |
26 February 2010
10:38 GMT |
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There's a constant battle between search engines and webmasters. Website owners want to rank as high as possible, and do so with various SEO practices, while search engines want to provide users with the most relevant results. This conflict of interest can sometimes lead to shady behavior and 'frowned upon&... |
19 February 2010
11:34 GMT |
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Security researchers warn that searching for information about the rumored death of famous comedian and actor Bill Cosby has a high chance of leading to scareware. Fake CNN news report sites were artificially promoted to the top of the search results.A false rumor that Bill Cosby, 72, was found dead by his wife in hi... |
8 February 2010
10:35 GMT |
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Security researchers warn that an on-going black hat search engine optimization (BHSEO) campaign is poisoning the search results for Twilight's newly released sequel called New Moon. The rogue websites have the purpose of distributing fake antivirus software, also known as scareware or rogueware.Twilight is a ro... |
20 November 2009
09:29 GMT |
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Security researchers report that a wave of Halloween-themed threats are out to get you. Beware of dodgy e-cards, screensaver downloads, poisoned search results, and spam, they warn.In this day and age, it goes almost without saying that the Internet is a scary place on every holiday. But Halloween in particular is a ... |
31 October 2009
05:40 GMT |
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