Desperate Taylor Swift fans defrauded by ticket scams
When there are not nearly enough tickets for some concerts to accommodate all the fans that desperately want to be there, it makes for ideal hunting grounds for scammers.
Read moreWhen there are not nearly enough tickets for some concerts to accommodate all the fans that desperately want to be there, it makes for ideal hunting grounds for scammers.
Read moreCategories: 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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Read moreCategories: 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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Read moreCategories: 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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Read moreCredit 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. Categories: Tags: adfraudadvertisementsadwareextensionshijackerspotentially unwanted programsPUPsresultssearchsearch enginesearch engine optimizationsearch enginesSEOseo poisoningsponsored |
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