Security researchers have issued a new warning regarding Google Search. If we have to get any information, we first turn to Google Search. These days cyber criminals are taking advantage of this habit of ours. The rapidly increasing number of internet users has also increased the cases of cybercrime. Cybercriminals are engaged in cheating people in new ways every day.

Cyber ​​security firm SOPHOS has discovered one such phrase, which when searched on Google, gives access to your personal information to cyber criminals and your bank account can be emptied. The security firm has discovered a program called Gootloader, through which cybercriminals can steal your personal and banking details.

stealing personal information

Cybercriminals are specifically targeting the words people use in their searches using SEO or Search Engine Optimization. Searching these words on Google will open a link that will activate Gootloader on clicking it and cybercriminals will get access to your system.

SOPHOS has issued a warning to users saying that do not to search the phrase "Are Bengal Cats legal in Australia?" on Google even by mistake. On searching this phrase, the first link found will be automatically clicked and your personal information will reach hackers. The cyber security firm says that cybercriminals are targeting users who search for 6 words.

Using SEO Poisoning

The security firm has said in its warning that along with valid marketing links, cybercriminals are showing adware containing viruses to users in the results. Users who are searching for information related to Australia on Google are being targeted through SEO. Cybercriminals have named this method SEO Poisoning. Cybercriminals are showing links containing viruses to people in Google search results by tampering with SEO results. Security researchers have warned that if any user accidentally becomes a victim, then he should immediately change his password, PIN, etc.