SEO Poisoning Attacks on Healthcare Sector Rising, HHS Warns

Search Scams Luring Users to Malware-Infected Sites Are Often Tricky to Detect
Search engine optimization poisoning attacks, which involve intentionally manipulating search results to lead users onto malware-laced websites, are on the rise in the healthcare sector, U.S. federal regulators warn. Users should watch for typosquatting, keyword stuffing, meta tagging and cloaking.

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