Cookie-stuffing click-jackers rip off Victoria’s Secret Valentine’s giftcard seekers
Thinking of going online to get a Victoria's Secret giftcard for your Valentine? Be careful where you look! Some Google search results are rigged, especially image results. And some innocent-looking links are part of fraudulent activities such as cookie-stuffing and click-jacking. Below is a short video that shows what happens when you click on one of these fraudulent or “poisoned” search results. At best you are headed for a waste of time and a bunch of unwanted cookies on your computer, at worst you could find your personal information compromised and your system infected by viruses, worms, or other forms of malicious software. I have provided some notes below the video for those who want to dig a little deeper into this topic.
Cookie-stuffing click-jackers rip off Victoria’s Secret Valentine’s giftcard seekers
Thinking of going online to get a Victoria's Secret giftcard for your Valentine? Be careful where you look! Some Google search results are rigged, especially image results. And some innocent-looking links are part of fraudulent activities such as cookie-stuffing and click-jacking. Below is a short video that shows what happens when you click on one of these fraudulent or “poisoned” search results. At best you are headed for a waste of time and a bunch of unwanted cookies on your computer, at worst you could find your personal information compromised and your system infected by viruses, worms, or other forms of malicious software. I have provided some notes below the video for those who want to dig a little deeper into this topic.