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
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Security researchers fear that Google's new Instant Previews feature can mislead users into trusting malicious links pushed through black hat SEO techniques.Black hat search engine optimization (BHSEO) is a very popular attack vector, commonly used by malware distributors to direct traffic to malicious websites.... |
18 November 2010
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Google has created an extension for Chrome, which lets users easily report spam search results by adding a special link next to them.Google Chrome is the fastest growing browser at the moment and according to Net Applications it had an 8% market share in September.Because of it's sandbox model and other features... |
25 October 2010
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Around 200 transactions shared by users on new social networking service Blippy exposed sensitive data such as credit card numbers. The information had been accessible for months via a simple Google search query, until the start-up had it removed from the search engine's cache yesterday.Blippy is a new social ne... |
24 April 2010
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Cybercriminals wasted no time in trying to exploit the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti two days ago to their own advantage. Security researchers warn of poisoned Web search results, while authorities advise caution when donating money to relief efforts.On January 12, 2010, at 16:53:09 local time, stress ga... |
14 January 2010
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Following the wave of concern expressed by several media companies that Google was favoring its own services and websites in search results, like the new Knol service, Timo Paloheimo, a Finnish digital planner for an advertising agency, had an interesting idea - to give people the option to use Google search without ... |
19 August 2008
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