Sponsored Twitter post uses fake BBC News site to boost slippery oil trading app

Categories: News

Categories: Personal

Tags: forex

Tags: BBC

Tags: fake

Tags: trading

Tags: digital

Tags: reviews

Tags: website

Tags: AI

Tags: app

Tags: phone

Tags: twitter

Tags: sponsored

Tags: ad

Tags: advert

Tags: blue check

Tags: verified

We take a look at a daisy chain of links and clicks leading from a sponsored Twitter ad to a fake BBC website offering up an AI trading app.

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Google sponsored ads lead to rogue imitation sites

Categories: News

Tags: google

Tags: ads

Tags: advert

Tags: paid

Tags: sponsored

Tags: result

Tags: listing

Tags: rogue

Tags: malware

Tags: NFT

Tags: phish

Tags: phishing

Tags: data theft

Tags: infostealer

We take a look at a flurry of reports relating to fake products being pushed via sponsored ads in Google search.

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FBI warns of imposter ads in search results

Categories: News

Tags: FBI

Tags: ad

Tags: ads

Tags: advert

Tags: paid

Tags: sponsored

Tags: search engine

Tags: results

Tags: fake

Tags: download

Tags: phish

Tags: phishing

Tags: malware

The FBI has issued a warning about criminals impersonating brands in search ads

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Billion-dollar search engine industry attracts vultures, shady advertisers, and cybercriminals

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2020 20:04:21 +0000

We look at the ways in which criminals and vultures use less-than-honest tactics to fleece the search engine industry for a piece of its billion-dollar pie.

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