Google ads for KeePass, Notepad++ lead to malware

Users using Google to search for and download the KeePass password manager and the Notepad++ text editor may have inadvertently gotten saddled with malware, says Jérôme Segura, Director of Threat Intelligence at Malwarebytes. Malvertising via search en… Continue reading Google ads for KeePass, Notepad++ lead to malware

Malicious ads creep into Bing Chat responses

Users of Bing Chat, the GPT-4-powered search engine Microsoft introduced earlier this year, are being targeted with ads leading to malware. According to Malwarebytes researchers, searching for Advanced IP Scanner (network-scanning software) or MyCase (… Continue reading Malicious ads creep into Bing Chat responses

Google makes removal of personal user info from Search easier

Google is making it easier for users to remove personal contact information and personal, non-consensual explicit imagery from Google search results. “Of course, removing content from Google Search does not remove it from the web or other search … Continue reading Google makes removal of personal user info from Search easier

OSINT Tool ‘Illicit Services’ Shuts Down Amidst Exploitation Concerns

By Waqas
The owner and administrator of the Illicit Services OSINT Tool cites the rise in illegitimate activities and exploitation as reasons for closure.
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The First Search Engines, Built By Librarians

Before the Internet became the advertisement generator we know and love today, interspersed with interesting information here and there, it was originally a network of computers largely among various universities. …read more Continue reading The First Search Engines, Built By Librarians

Recent rise in SEO poisoning attacks compromise brand reputations

A new research report from SentinelOne exposes a SEO poisoning attack campaign that hijacks brand names in paid search ads.
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Google ads increasingly pointing to malware

The FBI has recently warned the public about search engine ads pushing malware diguised as legitimate software – an old tactic that has lately resulted in too many malicious ads served to users searching for software, cracked software, drivers &#… Continue reading Google ads increasingly pointing to malware