According to the New York Times, cybersecurity firm SOPHOS has issued an urgent warning that hackers are now targeting users who enter a combination of words into their computer’s search engine. People are more vulnerable to cyberattacks if they enter six words into their search engines, according to SOPHOS’s advisory.
After clicking on a link that shows up at the top of the search results, people who Google “Are Bengal Cats legal in Australia?” have allegedly had their personal information posted online, according to the report.
Don’t Try To Write These Words On Google
“Victims are frequently lured into clicking on malicious adware or links disguised as legitimate marketing, or in this case a legitimate Google search,” SOPHOS stated in its warning. The warning also stated that individuals from the nation are more vulnerable to these cyberattacks because hackers appear to be targeting only those who include the word “Australia” in their searches.
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According to SOPHOS, users’ bank account information and personal information are stolen by a program called Gootloader after they click on the search result that appears at the top and appears authentic. Additionally, this software has the ability to lock the user out of their computer.
What’s Wrong With This Term ‘Bengal Cat’?
Although the term “Bengal cats” may seem somewhat specialized, the cybersecurity firm asserted that users don’t need to type anything malicious to be vulnerable to these attacks and have their personal data stolen and shared online.
These days, cybercriminals use programs to snoop on clean and innocent Google searches using a technique known as “SEO poisoning.” As an “insidious technique in which criminals manipulate search engine results to push websites they control to the top of the page,” the Daily Mail has described this practice.
In their advisory, SOPHOS urged anyone who might have been a victim of SEO poisoning to change their password immediately and upgrade their security systems.
