Google Bans Stalkerware Ads – With a Loophole
Starting in August Google is banning ads of products or services promoting stalkerware. Continue reading Google Bans Stalkerware Ads – With a Loophole
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Smashing Security #166: What the Dickens! Ad ban thank you scam
How to stop dick pics on Twitter, and a new way bad guys are extorting money from websites earning cash from Google ads.
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Ad fraud: Fake local news sites are rolling in the dough
“forbesbusinessinsider.com?” Names like that sound close enough to real news domains to pass, but bots are the only ones visiting. Continue reading Ad fraud: Fake local news sites are rolling in the dough
Google Putting More Interactive Results and Search Ads on Assistant
Google is introducing new interactive search results, including things like a mortgage calculator. It’s also adding ads to search results pulled from the web.
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Google Removed 2.3 Billion Bad Ads Last Year
Google says the company removed six million bad ads everyday last year by going after bad actors.
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Microsoft purges 3,000 tech support scams hiding on TechNet
Microsoft has taken down thousands of ads for tech support scams that infested the company’s TechNet support domain. Continue reading Microsoft purges 3,000 tech support scams hiding on TechNet
Fake Amazon ad ranks top on Google search results
A tech support scam disguised as an Amazon ad was showing up above even the legitimate Amazon.com search result. Continue reading Fake Amazon ad ranks top on Google search results
Google ads for tech support scams – would you spot one?
Rogue ads at the top of search results are targeting you for tech support scams – here’s what to watch out for Continue reading Google ads for tech support scams – would you spot one?