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6 stories taggedSEO poisoning.

A search engine results page filled with malicious links and fake tech-support pop-ups, traced back through investigation documents to obscured IT operations in
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BengalSEO: The Decade-Old Rajasthan Operation Poisoning Bing Results

Researchers say two Indian IT firms have quietly gamed search engines since 2015 to push malware and fake tech-support pop-ups.

4 min read
A network security monitoring station displaying traffic flowing into Brazilian government and education domain servers, with threat analysis indicators highlig
Threat Intelligence

Chinese-Speaking Crew Slips Malicious Apache Modules Onto Brazilian .gov and .edu Sites

Check Point tracks the cluster as Gambling Goblin, with medium-confidence links to Chinese-speaking SEO-poisoning operators active since mid-2025.

4 min read
A gamer's desk setup with a computer monitor displaying a fake Minecraft download webpage with malware warnings and McAfee security alerts popping up, surrounde
Threat Intelligence

Fake Minecraft Downloads Are Pushing 'Weedhack' Malware to Gamers

McAfee Labs blocked more than 6,300 attempts to reach lookalike gaming sites that hand out malware instead of a cheat client.

3 min read
A government building's exterior with its IT department visible through windows on an upper floor, desks with computer monitors glowing, suggesting discovery of
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OnlyFans Creators Are Accidentally Fixing Government Website Security

Adult content creators filing copyright takedowns are, as a side effect, helping university and government IT teams find hacked pages on their own websites.

3 min read
Illustration: a laptop screen showing a generic software installer window mid-download
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Silver Fox's New MODBEACON Trojan Hides Inside Fake Software Installers

The China-linked group is using booby-trapped downloads to plant a Rust-built remote-control tool that talks to its handlers over encrypted channels.

3 min read
Illustration: a laptop on a dark wooden desk with a generic software installer progress bar glowing on screen
Threat Intelligence

ScreenConnect Turned Loader: Trojanized Installers Push AsyncRAT via Spoofed Software Sites

A sprawling campaign is abusing a signed RMM binary to sideload AsyncRAT onto victims chasing free copies of OBS Studio, Bandicam, and other utilities, Kaspersky says.

3 min read
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