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Phishing site operators are now making use of a special class of illegal search engine optimization tactics to get their pages displayed above legitimate websites in search results. Researchers with security company Cybersixgill said these “black hat SEO” practices have become so popular that those who practice the skill are able to sell their services on dark web hacking forums for anywhere from $70 to $500 per month to phishing site operators. Unlike normal SEO techniques, which… Source link

A series of financially motivated attacks are employing techniques observed in Conti ransomware playbooks that were leaked online in August 2021, Mandiant reports. The attacks employ a multi-stage infection chain that starts with search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning and ends with the deployment of backdoors for stealthy access and information theft. As part of the analyzed attacks, victims are lured to compromised websites and tricked into downloading malicious installers containing… Source link

The process starts with hackers getting access to the backend of companies’ websites. WASHINGTON — A growing number of hackers are using search engine optimization techniques to trick people into downloading viruses. “This particular approach seems new or we may be just discovered it,” Chris Rodgers, owner of Colorado SEO Pro said. … Source link

Security researchers have discovered a novel malware delivery mechanism that climbs to the top of any search results after tricking Google’s famed SEO (Search Engine Optimization) algorithm. While the Gootkit malware itself has been around for several years, and has been analyzed by cybersecurity firm Sophos in the past, it is its new delivery mechanism, which has earned it the nickname Gootloader and is the subject of their recent analysis.  “Gootloader uses malicious search engine… Source link