Tech Support Scams Exploit Google Ads to Target Users

It’s not a new technique, but that doesn’t mean that cybercriminals cannot make rich rewards from SEO poisoning. SEO poisoning is the dark art of manipulating search engines to ensure that malware-laced adverts and dangerous websites appear high on users’ results – often impersonating legitimate businesses and organisations. But the simplest way of all to get a malicious website in front of a potential victim is to create a Google advertising account, and buy your way to the top of the search results. And, according to Jérôme Segura, senior director of research at security firm Malwarebytes…