Google Search
Security researchers have issued a new warning regarding Google Search. If we want to get any information then we first turn to Google search. These days, cyber criminals are taking advantage of this habit of ours. The rapidly increasing internet users have also increased the cases of cyber crime. Cyber criminals are busy defrauding people in new ways every day.
Cyber security firm SOPHOS has detected one such phrase, which if searched on Google, gives access to your personal information to cyber criminals and your bank account can be emptied. Security firm has detected a program named Gootloader, through which cyber criminals can steal your personal and banking details.
stealing personal information
Cyber criminals are especially targeting the words that people use in search using SEO i.e. search engine optimization. By searching these words on Google, a link will open, on clicking which Gootloader will be activated and cyber criminals will have access to your system.
SOPHOS has issued a warning to the users saying that even by mistake on Google Are Bengal Cats legal in Australia? Do not search phrases. By searching this phrase, the first link found will automatically be clicked and your personal information will reach the hackers. Cyber security firm says that cyber criminals are targeting users who search 6 words.
Using SEO Poisoning
The security firm has said in its warning that along with valid marketing links, cyber criminals are showing virus-containing adware to users in the results. Users who are searching information related to Australia on Google are being targeted through SEO. Cyber criminals have named this method as SEO Poisoning. By tampering with SEO results, cyber criminals are showing virus-laden links to people in Google search results. Security researchers have warned that if any user has accidentally become a victim of this, then they should immediately change their password, PIN etc.
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