Uh oh, this whole ranking thing is becoming a problem. A group of Black Hat SEOs have been manipulating the Google search results for over a hundred Ford and Nissan search terms, that list is below. When Google users search these terms, webpages infected with adware/malware show up as the top results.Let me stress, this isn't hacking. It's not a group of code-crackers manipulating the database or even using primitive sql injections. This is a group of unethical SEOs, what they are doing is completely legal, just very unethical - they are manipulating the search results based on what they know about Googles algorithm. One of the 'Optimized' websites had over one million linkbacks. If anyone has been living under a rock - the biggest factor in establishing PageRank, which is a factor in search result rankings, is linkbacks.
As for infecting computers with adware, that's another story, the owners of the websites will probably have to answer for that, if caught..
Here's a partial list of the compromised terms:
Diagram Of A 1998 Nissan Pathfinder Blower Motor
1989 Nissan Pickup Voltage Regulator
2006 Nissan Skyline Gtr Vs 2005 Mustang Gt Cobra Youtube
Where Is The Horn Relay On A 2002 Nissan Sentra
1992 Rear Bumper Nissan Pickup Truck
17 Gold Rims Wheels Nissan Honda Ford Toyota Hyundai
Ford Dealership Car Dealership Beside Iee Nissan Wilson N.c.
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Mustang Gt Or Nissan 350z
Dash Cover Nissan Pickup
1992 Rear Bumper Nissan Pickup Truck
Bumper For 1993 Nissan Pickup
Relay Box On 1991 Nissan Pickup Truck
1997 Nissan Maxima Trunk Emblem
1993 Nissan Truck Door Panels
2007 Nissan Versa Gauges Glow
Nissan Sentra 2004 Horn Location
1994 Nissan Extended Cab Truck Seat
Pic Of 1983 Nissan Truck
1989 Nissan Pickup Truck Engine Check Light Troubleshooting
Fuel Tank Capacity On 1992 Sentra On 1992 Nissan Sentra
How To Install A 1991 Nissan Pathfinder Windshield
Auto Wheel Bearing Replace 1997 Nissan Sentra
Nissan Micra 1.3 Metallic Green
Dimensions And 1998 Nissan Pathfinder
2005 Nissan Frontier Modesto
87 Nissan Pathfinder Nuetral Starter Safety Switch
1990 Nissan Pickup 2400 Motor Recalls
Used Nissan Frontier 2006
Frontier Titan 2006
Ford Ranger
Parkway Ford
Ford Uk
Ford Finance
Mustang Ford
Evergreen Ford
Kayser Ford
Ford Anchorage
Walker Ford
2009 Ford
Rochester Ford
6 Ford Speed Transmission
Ford Scamatic
Sheehy Ford
Ford Commercial
Parr Ford
Ford F8tz3504abrm
1993 Ford Taurus
1993 Ford Tauru
Titan Ford
Luther Ford Fargo
Ford Freestar Problems
Ford Crate Engine
Ford Aftermarket Distributor
Ford Ranger 2008
Ford Falcon Sale
1941 Ford Truck
F150 Ford 2001
Ford Window Guards
1960 Ford Sunliner
Ford Ironman Wisconsin
Ford Window Guards
1960 Ford Sunliner
1960 Ford Sunline
Ford Ironman Wisconsin
This is a partial list of terms provided by pandasecurity.com, you can read their full list of terms and also some details about the type of spyware/malware associated with this attack on their post here: Targeted Blackhat SEO Attack against Ford Motor Co.
This is obviously going to make Google change their algorithm. Read about that on their take of the attack here: Black hat SEO may force Google to change algorithm on Brafton.com. Google changes their algorithms for pagerank and search result ranking alot, but I have a feeling these changes will still leave open vulnerabilities in their ranking systems.
Fords offical statement regarding recent black hat attacks
"Ford Motor Company was made aware of a black hat Search Engine Optimization (SEO) attack using the Ford Motor Company name as bait to distribute malware on the Internet. Ford is collaborating with Google and other search engine companies to mitigate the impact."
The full statement can be read on Ford.com under Ford warns against malware attack
That's horrible. I can't believe that, never mind I can believe that people would do that. It is just hard to hear this is not some lowly hacker. I just got hit with some new viruses so I am learning to be more careful.
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