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Topic: Google ad leading to a phishing / hacked site [blockchain.info] (Read 912 times)

sr. member
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You'd think google would verify stuff like this. Seems anyone can buy adverts to scam from them.


Nah, Google verifies after things are reported. Same with the Google Play store; the number one most downloaded anti-virus apps was a scam  (just screens, no scanning at all) Cheesy
legendary
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I thank God i know how to write an address! blockchain.info is very  easy to write!

But I see everyday people searching on google for gmail or yahoo ....

I just hope they didn't hacked anyone with this cheesy ad!

Thanks for the warning!
newbie
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Merit: 0
didnt know this, i thought phishing was old news. ty
sr. member
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Merit: 250
The same ad was showing up yesterday pointing to a different URL with the same phishing page.  Here is a link to one of the reddit threads about it:

     http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/2749c4/blockchaininfo_phishing_page_on_google/
sr. member
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google either doesn't vet their ads or they are complicit with it. i remember them getting sued for advertising controlled substances.
full member
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Merit: 100
wow, i didn't noticed it too.
thanks for the info  Wink

edit : someone should post it at Beginners & Help too
full member
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Merit: 100
instead of moaning about it on a forum which people can still read in months to come.. how about report it to google and get it taken down instantly.. then it becomes a non issue

that goes for everyone, if you see something bad, report it to the source
Sorry sir but I think it was a wise decision from OP , to post it here and make others aware of it..! and more people can report it like i did .
full member
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Well done op, I didn't noticed it. I wonder how many users were hacked through this website...
hero member
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Nope..
legendary
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instead of moaning about it on a forum which people can still read in months to come.. how about report it to google and get it taken down instantly.. then it becomes a non issue

that goes for everyone, if you see something bad, report it to the source

Posting here is important because this has been going on for months. As soon as Google takes this one down, another one will take its place.
TYT
member
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You'd think google would verify stuff like this. Seems anyone can buy adverts to scam from them.
newbie
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Merit: 0
Had already done, before posting it here.
legendary
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instead of moaning about it on a forum which people can still read in months to come.. how about report it to google and get it taken down instantly.. then it becomes a non issue

that goes for everyone, if you see something bad, report it to the source
newbie
Activity: 8
Merit: 0
A search for "blockchain" on google resulted in an add on the top of the search result which redirects to, I believe,  a hacked site:

Google URL : http:// goo.gl / 9C321G
Target URL: http://blockchain-info-wallet.megamusicpm.com/

https://i.imgur.com/f9f8Sbv.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/rcbEim1.jpg

Be careful!
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